List of Tom Harkin Quotes

I've Always Been For Immigration Reform; In 2007 I Just Didn't Feel It Had Enough Protections.

The Gulf War Was Like Teenage Sex. We Got In Too Soon And Out Too Soon.

There Is No Such Thing As A Pro-nuclear Environmentalist.

Stem Cell Research Holds Enormous Promise For Easing Human Suffering, And Federal Support Is Critical To Its Success.

Whereas Iraq Has Consistently Breached Its Cease-fire Agreement Between Iraq And The United States, Entered Into On March 3, 1991, By Failing To Dismantle Its Weapons Of Mass Destruction Program, And Refusing To Permit Monitoring And Verification By United Nations Inspections; Whereas Iraq Has Developed Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Including Chemical And Biological Capabilities, And Has Made Positive Progress Toward Developing Nuclear Weapons Capabilities

While President Bush's Tax Give-aways For The Rich Are Pushing Us Further Into Debt, He Compensates By Increasing The Out-of-pocket Costs To Our Veterans.

Prions Are Highly Indestructible.

I Fully Support President Bush's Decision To Strike Al Qaeda's Terrorist Network. Now More Than Ever, We Must Stand United As A Nation And Support Our President And Our Military. It Is Important To Remember That This Carefully Targeted Response Is Not An Attack On A Religion, Nor A Nation, But An Attack On Terrorism. In Congress, We Will Continue To Work With The White House To Do What's Needed To Bring Justice To Those Who Committed The Heinous And Evil Attacks Of September 11.

I Am A Democrat And I Love My Party And I Want Them To Have Good Policies And Good Candidates, So I Hope To Be Supportive In Some Way, But I Don't Intend To Be Any Kind Of 'godfather' Or Something Like That.

When I Campaigned, I'd Let Them Throw A Punch, But By Gosh, I'd Throw Two Back. I Always Said, The First Rule In Politics Is Never Defend, Always Attack. I Still Believe That.

When You Dig Down, People Are Pretty Progressive, By And Large. I Guess, I've Said It Many Times - That A Lot Of People Say We're A Conservative Country, That People Are Conservative. And My Response To That Is, Yes, That's True, And You Know What The People Want To Conserve Most? The Progressive Traditions Of Our Country - Freedom Of Speech, And Of The Press And Of Assembly. Freedom To Dissent. The Freedom To Practice Your Own Religion Or Not Practice Religion As You See Fit. Yes, We're Conservative! We Want To Conserve Those.

That Signal's Come And Gone A Lot In My Life-time, That Prairie Progressivism Died . I Think Prairie Progressivism Is Still There. Every Once In A While, Odd Things Take Place.