Tom Harkin actually said...

"It is a shame that we have to revisit this issue under the circumstances in which we find ourselves today."

"I applaud Senator Harkin's efforts to increase the NIH budget in the past and ask all of the Senators and Representatives to make the people with diseases and injuries a major priority."

"Investment by the NIH has made U.S. research pre-eminent."

"We must support all forms of stem cell research so that no matter where the cures come from, we can get there sooner rather than later."