Al Franken actually said...

"I feel very strongly about that. I feel that the victims are the children and the women who are adult children who are the result of this exploitation, and that the adult males who frequent prostitute..."

"Well, I just want to say that Paul Wellstone was a leader on this issue, and this is something that Minnesota has had its eye on and has been addressing."

"They are exploiting children. They are continuing the exploitation, the sexual exploitation of children, and how serious this is."

"So if it has never happened, it does not seem like that aspect of it is a major problem, the 'shall' versus 'may.'"