Tom Harkin actually said...

"I'd just ask my staff to get me all the information on this spinal cord."

"And congratulations, again, on taking over the reins, and we're looking forward to working with you on this terrible budget crunch that we have."

"I applaud President Obama for including level funding in his fiscal year 2011 budget for this program at $49.3 million."

"I urge you to provide stroke research with a significant funding increase."