Al Franken actually said...

"I think there is a case here to be made for additional funding, part of which is to make sure that our workforce--when Dr. Whitehurst talks about the effectiveness of these Head Start programs, and I ..."

"I agree that we need State flexibility in addressing those kinds of issues especially on the new rules that EPA will make on the existing coal fired plants."

"The reliability of the electric grid is essential to our energy security."

"As chairman of the Energy subcommittee, I want to make sure that we're doing everything we can to secure our electric grid."