Al Franken Quotes, Engagement Quotes, Records Quotes

I grew up in Minnesota, where we treasure our tradition of civic engagement - and our record of having the nation's highest voter participation.

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I want to reclaim 'liberal.' I'm a liberal, and I think most Americans are liberals.

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I think the Internet has developed at this incredibly rapid pace because of net neutrality, because of the free nature of it, because a YouTube can start the way YouTube started.

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The Fourth Amendment doesn't apply to corporations.

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Asking the question whether the mainstream media has a liberal or conservative bias is like asking whether al Qaeda uses too much oil in their hummus. I might think they use a little bit too much oil; some people might think it's a little dry. But the problem with al Qaeda is they want to kill us. And the problem with the mainstream media is that it has these other biases that are much more important.

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We need an investigation, because we don't know what Donald Trump owes Russia. We don't know how many Russian oligarchs have invested in his business.

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I hope you realize, in a democracy, laughter is assent.

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Technology is an incredible tool - it connects people to each other, creates jobs all over the world, and makes life easier for millions of Americans.

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Google might be doping the horses.

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At 'SNL,' I wrote political stuff, but I never felt the show should have an axe to grind. But when I left in '95, I could let my own beliefs out.

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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.

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I think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.

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I do personal attacks only on people who specialize in personal attacks.

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Apple has long been a leading innovator of mobile technology; I myself own an iPhone.

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But in the right-wing media, they do have a right-wing bias. And they also have an agenda. So their agenda is: we're an adjunct of the Republican Party, and we're going push that agenda every day, and, as you say, brand these stories that help further the right-wing cause.

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I'm a bit of a shill for the Clinton Administration, which has its perks. I'm invited to all the inaugural balls.

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There's going to have to be investigations, and an independent investigation, into the Trump campaign and the Trump administration's relationship to Russia.

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I'm for Israel's right to exist.

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I'm the New York Jew who actually grew up in Minnesota.

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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. I like the liberal tradition; I like the Hubert Humphrey tradition fighting for civil rights.

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