Sen. Isakson Points out Al Franken Owns a Mutual Fund that Invests in Philip-Morris

ISAKSON I want to ░░░░░░░░ my three minutes by ░░░░░░░░ making a point I ░░░░░░░░ everybody on this committee ░░░░░░░░ I respect the nominee ░░░░░░░░ it is very important ░░░░░░░░ us to all understand ░░░░░░░░ the disclosure rules that ░░░░░░░░ have and the way ░░░░░░░░ operates any of us ░░░░░░░░ make the mistakes that ░░░░░░░░ being alleged I am ░░░░░░░░ Senator Franken had no ░░░░░░░░ that he owned part ░░░░░░░░ Philip Morris when he ░░░░░░░░ a statement he made ░░░░░░░░ tobacco companies but he ░░░░░░░░ a WisdomTree Equity Income ░░░░░░░░ investment that s disclosed ░░░░░░░░ his disclosure which owns ░░░░░░░░ Morris so it is ░░░░░░░░ possible for any of ░░░░░░░░ to have somebody make ░░░░░░░░ investment on our behalf ░░░░░░░░ us not know where ░░░░░░░░ money is invested because ░░░░░░░░ the very way it ░░░░░░░░ I don t say ░░░░░░░░ to in anyway embarrass ░░░░░░░░ Franken but to make ░░░░░░░░ point that any one ░░░░░░░░ us who have mutual ░░░░░░░░ or investment managers or ░░░░░░░░ who do that it ░░░░░░░░ entirely possible for us ░░░░░░░░ to know And to ░░░░░░░░ and to imply that ░░░░░░░░ had been obfuscating something ░░░░░░░░ otherwise denying something that ░░░░░░░░ a fact is just ░░░░░░░░ the fair thing to ░░░░░░░░ And I just wanted ░░░░░░░░ make that clear FRANKEN ░░░░░░░░ is different than mutual ░░░░░░░░ ISAKSON It s an ░░░░░░░░ in Philip Morris WARREN ░░░░░░░░ my question was about ░░░░░░░░ Senator Warren your time ░░░░░░░░ up.”