Franken ‘ready to go to work in Washington as soon as possible’

Al Franken, calling himself “the next senator from Minnesota,” said Monday afternoon he is “ready to go to Washington to get to work just as soon as possible.” But Franken didn’t respond to questions about exactly when he would go to Washington. In a brief statement in which he twice referred to his “victory,” Franken said he hoped Minnesota would continue to be served by two senators “without interruption.”