Tom Harkin actually said...

"Arkansans now know firsthand that rural America is often the first to feel the impact of economic downturns and is often, unfortunately, the last to reap the rewards of the economic recoveries."

"there are cross-purposes there, and that does not make much sense to me."

"this $300 billion a year, if the American people just understood, it is $1,000 per man, woman, and child in America every year."

"Our farmers, ranchers, and foresters are ready for the challenge."