Tom Harkin actually said...

"When you consider how much funding was needed to keep up with inflation, the cut was more like $1.3 billion."

"Fortunately, the Senate rejected that plan."

"I think a society ultimately will be judged by the ways in which, even in difficult times, priorities are chosen."

"It seems to me this is about as important as Gleevec. I mean, this attacks metastatic melanoma in later stages."