Al Franken actually said...

"I was struck by the problems that the GAO identified in the report and how closely they mirror those of the groups of steel workers and retirees that I have talked to on the Iron Range in Minnesota."

"It is fair to say that electronic records, electronic health records, really is an area... where we can really start increasing our efficiency in attacking fraud."

"I was very impressed with the sort of return on investment."

"Because people go to prison for having, you know, a bag of marijuana. These are people who are responsible for ripping off Medicare to the tune of a couple billion dollars, and they are not in prison."