Tom Harkin actually said...

"Our legislation will end the discriminatory insurance industry practice of jacking up premiums because an employee got sick or older or because the business hired a woman."

"Pensions are supposed to be a source of stability. But today, workers and retirees are losing sleep over losing their pensions."

"I won't tolerate another boardroom bailout or let a bill go forward to give taxpayer help to companies that don't need any more of it."

"I am on the side of employees counting on promised pensions, good guy businesses trying to meet their obligations and taxpayers who shouldn't have to bail out the PBGC."