The Medicare Part D prescription drug bill, which might be the most corrupt piece of legislation in history, was a huge giveaway of taxpayer funds to the big pharmaceutical companies.
AL FRANKENWell, a lot of politics is communicating with people, and obviously comedy has something to do with that.
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The civil rights movement was very important in my house, and then Vietnam was very important ’cause there were two boys, so I came of age during a very heated political climate.
AL FRANKENThe civil rights movement was very important in my house, and then Vietnam was very important ’cause there were two boys, so I came of age during a very heated political climate.
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We need to be pro-science; we have to go back to science.
AL FRANKENWe need to be pro-science; we have to go back to science.
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It was hard for him to project who he is, the person people know in private.
AL FRANKENIt was hard for him to project who he is, the person people know in private.
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As someone who’s spent time with our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan on USO tours and met wounded warriors at Walter Reed and Bethesda,
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I can assure you, this is not about spying on the American people.
AL FRANKENI can assure you, this is not about spying on the American people.
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I hope you realize, in a democracy, laughter is assent.
AL FRANKENI hope you realize, in a democracy, laughter is assent.
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I am a Minnesotan, and not just because I root for the Vikings and the Twins. I like the Minnesota-nice sensibility.
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I didn’t realize he meant our nation.
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You know, Lincoln was funny. I don’t think F.D.R. was very funny. But Lincoln was funny. Lincoln was really funny. But I think you should get elected first, and then show that you’re funny.
AL FRANKENYou know, Lincoln was funny. I don’t think F.D.R. was very funny. But Lincoln was funny. Lincoln was really funny. But I think you should get elected first, and then show that you’re funny.
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Net neutrality isn’t a government takeover of the Internet, as many of my Republican colleagues have alleged.
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He [Newt Gingrich] is the most unpopular politician in America. His favorable rating is only four points higher than the Unabomber.
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Veterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran.
AL FRANKENVeterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran.
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I think Clinton fatigue was a real thing. It’s just hard to get comfortable with Gore.
AL FRANKENI think Clinton fatigue was a real thing. It’s just hard to get comfortable with Gore.
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The nature of the Internet and the importance of net neutrality is that innovation can come from everyone.
AL FRANKENThe nature of the Internet and the importance of net neutrality is that innovation can come from everyone.
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I think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.
AL FRANKENI think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.
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