Tom Harkin actually said...

I don't know whether it's the bureaucracy or whatever it is, but you're in charge of the bureaucracy. They work for you.

Questioning Secretary Chao about bureaucratic delays.

04/09/2003

More Tom Harkin Quotes

It makes no sense to me to have so many of our hardworking kindergarten teachers in the catch-up business year after year after year.

We must return to the practice of marking up our appropriations bills, debating them on the Senate floor.

This has been going on for the last 20-some years, where States keep providing us less.

I think we have to take a closer look at IDEA and title I.