Tom Harkin actually said...

"The status quo is not acceptable, and it is not acceptable during economic downturns to say that we are just going to take a lot of this out of the hide of education."

"I look forward to working with you to see how we can shoehorn this in some way."

"We have got to do both, and we can't let up on one or the other."

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