Al Franken actually said...

"I support the goals in the bill. I think it is very smart in the bill that we have provisions to address exactly that, overcoming financing obstacles."

"It is a powerful tool that I think we could use and possibly legislate that nationwide, being careful not to punish the utilities in those States that have already been doing this for a number of year..."

"A 2009 study from McKinsey found that more than $1 trillion in wasted energy could be saved in this country if we spent on the scale of hundreds of billions of dollars."

"Should we not, just for everyone listening and watching--it is municipal, university, schools, and hospitals. That is the MUSH market, everybody. You are welcome."