Tom Harkin actually said...

"I hope those in the academic and research communities will continue to look at the economic benefits of pension plans so that lawmakers here in Washington have the information they need to make smart ..."

"A lot of people aren't aware that public sector employees make a significant contribution toward their defined benefit plans."

"Clearly, the objectives of the BioPreferred labeling program are not served by granting the label to every product that is made of biobased materials."

"All of these combined to make our middle class the driving force of our economy by giving middle-class families the ability to spend their hard-earned rising paychecks without taking on huge debt."