Tom Harkin actually said...

Education is the great equalizer--it offers a lifeline to young men and women for whom a successful future is not predetermined.

Harkin emphasizes the importance of education in providing equal opportunities.

06/25/2014

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We should also remember, I think, the history of some of our Presidents.

There's got to be something there to make sure that those dreams are realizable, and that funding has to be there.

I just wonder if it's not time. I ask my friends here to revisit this and to think about some new source of funding like that.

We've got to get more funding for NIH. We can't continue to go down this road.