Tom Harkin actually said...

"I have never claimed that the Affordable Care Act is perfect, and I am open to reasonable improvements to the law."

"I want it fixed so the Affordable Care Act will succeed, not be torn down."

"Fix the problems. Move ahead. But let's aggressively get people enrolled in this system."

"The Affordable Care Act establishes many important consumer protections and respects the significant authority of State licensing boards to regulate health care providers."