Tom Harkin actually said...

"I believe that to bring Federal deficits under control, we must be willing to make some tough, but necessary, budget choices."

"I cannot vote blindly for Pell grants and college student loans knowing that this kind of predatory lending is going on, this kind of subprime mortgage pyramid is being created in the name of higher e..."

"It has turned into almost an open spigot of taxpayers' dollars being siphoned off to hedge funds, Wall Street."

"If you are a graduate student, you are probably going to get a pretty good job when you get out."