Tom Harkin actually said...

"We are making history. It's the first time, first time a congressional committee has met for an official hearing and every witness is deaf."

"I hope to have--some things take a little time. But I am now working with the Secretary of Defense, an old classmate of mine, by the way."

"It is awful when we hear unemployment statistics that we have, what, 9 percent unemployment."

"We applaud your continued efforts to address the deplorable state of labor force participation rate among Americans with disabilities."