The way I see it, I'm not going to Washington to be the 60th Democratic senator. I'm going to Washington to be the second senator from the state of Minnesota. Al Franken 60thdemocraticminnesota Change image and share on social
I ask the American people not to fall victim to disinformation. There are no death panels. The Affordable Care Act cuts the deficit. Al Franken actaffordableamerican Change image and share on social
You can't change your fingerprints. You have only ten of them. And you leave them on everything you touch; they are definitely not a secret. Al Franken changefingerprintleave Change image and share on social
If you hear, day after day, liberals are rooting against armed forces, that is eventually going to have an effect on soldiers and troops who are actually going to believe that and it's wrong. It's just wrong. Al Franken armdayeffect share on social
I'm part of the mushball middle. I consider 'confused' the majority position because, thankfully, most people would rather be uncertain some of the time than 100% positive all the time - even when they're wrong. Al Franken confusemajoritymiddle share on social
If we have George W. Bush as president, we're going to go back to the kind of policies we had when his father and Ronald Reagan were president. Al Franken backbushfather Change image and share on social
I believe in not attacking a country pre-emptively unless you're sure of what you're doing and you're working with allies. Al Franken allyattackcountry Change image and share on social
Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other. Al Franken humoroppositionseriousness Change image and share on social
National security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold its government to account. Al Franken abilityaccountelectorate Change image and share on social
Why don't we focus on what Afghan women can do? They can cook, bear children and pray. As I recall, that was fine for our grandmothers. Al Franken afghanbearchild Change image and share on social