Tom Harkin actually said...

"It is much, much harder to build this thing up than it is to tear it down."

"Well, let's open the door further. I would, both on this subcommittee, as Chair of the subcommittee, but also on the authorizing committee, we ought to be saying what we can do over the next few years..."

"You need to know where your students are, you need to know how your teachers are doing."

"There is a huge opportunity here to invest in leadership, and that would cure many of the problems that ail us."