Tom Harkin actually said...

the prevention of childhood obesity must be a top priority and successful outcomes will be a sure fire way to prevent huge costs to individuals and taxpayers later.

Context

Emphasizes the importance of addressing childhood obesity in health care reform.

07/21/2009

https://www.congress.gov...

More Tom Harkin Quotes

Each year of raising the retirement age is a 6.5 percent cut in benefits that are already very modest.
10/6/2010
Congress and the Obama administration will make matters worse for most Americans if they raise the Social Security retirement age.
10/6/2010
I am going to count on Senator Sanders to be one of our lead persons in our hearings going into next year.
10/6/2010
It is time for our Nation to face the retirement crisis head-on.
10/6/2010

View All Tom Harkin Quotes