Tom Harkin actually said...

"we appreciate the work Senator Harkin, Senator Murray and others did to make sure the needs of MSHS children were addressed."

"But more importantly, I am the person you pay later. I am the person you pay later if you do not invest in early childhood education."

"Without such Federal support I fear our progress, despite the valiant effort of cash-strapped States, will be far too slow to achieve the improvement in scale we need."

"I believe the Federal Government has a crucial role to play in jump starting effort and funding at the State and local levels to scale programs that work."