Tom Harkin actually said...

"As a result, along, again, with Senator Mike DeWine, my partner in that legislation, we authored the Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act, which became law in 2007."

"I authored that bill along with--Lamar Alexander, of Tennessee, who was my partner on that, as well--as we did in the premature birth legislation, as well."

"We meet today to discuss a profoundly important issue: the lack of effective treatments for rare and neglected diseases."

"thanks to the funding from our good friend from Wisconsin, Senator Herb Kohl, who chairs the Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittee."