In 2014, the Minnesota Democrat helped stoke the consumer backlash against Comcast's proposed deal for Time Warner Cable. "There's no doubt that Comcast is a huge, influential corporation, and I understand that there are over 100 lobbyists making the case for this deal to members of Congress and our staffs," Franken told a packed hearing in April of that year. "But I've also heard from over 100,000 consumers who oppose this deal, and I think their voices need to be heard, too."