Tom Harkin actually said...

"That is why later today I will introduce a bill--the Keep Our Educators Working Act."

"We are going to do everything we can, and I am going to ask for your help and the President's help in getting this done."

"I hope that we can count on your active support and the support of the administration in getting this emergency funding through because it is an emergency."

"We must remember that education begins at birth and that preparation for education begins before birth."