Tom Harkin actually said...

"But more importantly, I am the person you pay later. I am the person you pay later if you do not invest in early childhood education."

"We are faced here, as we in business occasionally are, with a transformational investment opportunity."

"But failing to invest in children when they are very young means a higher cost to society, and business, down the road."

"I believe the Federal Government has a crucial role to play in jump starting effort and funding at the State and local levels to scale programs that work."