Tom Harkin actually said...

"We will set a high bar, and States that hit it, that's great."

"Our goal would be to have every State to hit all 10 of those benchmarks."

"You need to know where your students are, you need to know how your teachers are doing."

"Well, let's open the door further. I would, both on this subcommittee, as Chair of the subcommittee, but also on the authorizing committee, we ought to be saying what we can do over the next few years..."