Al Franken actually said...

"Liu's opponents have sought to demonize him as a 'radical,' 'extremist,' and worse....However, for anyone who has actually read Liu's writings or watched his testimony, it's clear that the attacks--fi..."

"I really believe you are one of the finest minds of your generation, and I hope that we as a Nation could be lucky enough to have you as a jurist and a public servant."

"At this rate it will never get done. It just will never get done."

"This feels like, to me, like a broken promise to those states and those communities."