Tom Harkin actually said...

"Clearly, the objectives of the BioPreferred labeling program are not served by granting the label to every product that is made of biobased materials."

"I hold out great hope that this is not the end of this discussion, that you will return to your offices and your States and you will continue to ask everyday Americans like me what they really need."

"All of these combined to make our middle class the driving force of our economy by giving middle-class families the ability to spend their hard-earned rising paychecks without taking on huge debt."

"But sadly, over the last 30 years, that strong middle class has been disappearing."