Tom Harkin actually said...

"I believe the committee's bill takes several important steps forward by, first, resetting our national goal from students attaining proficiency to ensuring that students graduate from high school prep..."

"We are making history. It's the first time, first time a congressional committee has met for an official hearing and every witness is deaf."

"I hope to have--some things take a little time. But I am now working with the Secretary of Defense, an old classmate of mine, by the way."

"It is awful when we hear unemployment statistics that we have, what, 9 percent unemployment."