Tom Harkin actually said...

"I happen to be for innovation, I happen to be for new devices, I happen to think that these are good things, but I also believe in holding people accountable unto the strictest standards of safety and..."

"I must also say, regardless of the difference between drugs and devices, we're getting new drugs on the market all the time, and they are not preempted from tort claims."

"Before Riegel was decided, the device manufacturers were subject to tort laws."

"They could penalize the company. They could seize the offending illegal products."