Tom Harkin actually said...

"As a citizen, I believe this body--Congress--has a long history of working together, on a bi-partisan basis, to create and maintain a level playing field in the workplace."

"We do not want to just limit this to smoking-gun cases. We want this more broadly applied."

"We cannot let the Supreme Court's wrong-headed decision stand in the way of the financial security of American families."

"Our system of checks and balances, quite correctly, always gives Congress this prerogative."