Tom Harkin actually said...

"I understand that both the menu labeling final rule, called for in the Affordable Care Act, and the proposed tobacco deeming rule, called for in the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act a..."

"Coverage of novel tobacco products--such as e-cigarettes and liquid nicotine--will protect Americans from unregulated products and help prevent a new generation from becoming addicted to nicotine."

"A final rule that covers chain restaurants and the full range of similar retail establishments... will ensure that Americans have access to the information they need to make healthy decisions for them..."

"I think we're better than this. I don't think a country as great as ours should pay people so little that they need help from the State just to survive."