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Senator Al Franken Targets Trump in Final Speech from the Floor

HeadlineDec 22, 2017

In other news from Capitol Hill, Minnesota Democratic Senator Al Franken gave his final speech from the Senate floor on Thursday. He announced earlier this month he would resign, after at least seven women said he groped them or forcibly tried to kiss them without their consent. Franken accused President Trump and Republican lawmakers of misleading the American public on a host of issues, from tax reform to election integrity to climate change.

Sen. Al Franken: “Before I came to the Senate, I was known as something of an obsessive on the subject of honesty in public discourse. But as I leave the Senate, I feel that—I have to admit that if feels like we’re losing the war for truth. And maybe it’s already lost. And if that’s the case, if that’s what happens, then we have lost the ability to have the kinds of argument that help build consensus.”

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