Thursday in Minnesota at his first public appearance since announcing he would resign from the U.S. Senate, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) said while he is leaving, he was “not giving up” his voice.

“Here’s my promise to you I may be leaving the Senate, but I’m not giving up my voice. We still have a lot of work to do together on issues ranging from net neutrality to climate change.”

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