Political Quotes

On the recordApril 20, 2015
I have just reintroduced a bill, with a number of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, that would assist in training law enforcement on how to recognize and how to respond appropriately to individuals who have mental health issues or are experiencing mental health crises.
Said by
Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Franken discusses a bill aimed at improving law enforcement's response to mental health crises.

Share & report

More from Al Franken

Jun 20, 2021

This is not a bill that we can pass through reconciliation like we did the Relief Act. So this immediately brings to question the filibuster.

msnbc.com
Oct 4, 2021

It would be insane to default. Absolutely insane. We can`t do it. The dollar is the default currency of the world. We can`t let it not be.

msnbc.com
Jun 20, 2021

Mitch McConnell filibustered more executive nominees when Barack Obama was president than had been filibustered in the entire previous history of the United States.

msnbc.com
Feb 9, 2022

I mean, they basically just announced that they`re kind of crazy. I mean, no one can look at that and go that was legitimate political discourse gouging out the eyes of police which Capitol police they did, police lost their fingers. They…

msnbc.com

Other voices in this conversation