If you just said for everybody there's free breakfast and lunches, it just doesn't cost that much more money, and it's just very streamlined...
Senator Harkin's bill also puts an emphasis on pre-K programs, including nutrition services and education, physical activity, and obesity pr...
Thank you, Senator Harkin. Thank you for this opportunity, and I thank you for your work related to early childhood.
The Strong Start for America's Children Act, introduced by Senator Tom Harkin, would create and fund a State-Federal partnership.
The Strong Start for America's Children Act introduced by Senator Harkin would create and fund the State-Federal partnership that would enab...
Head Start will continue to play a key role in the transformation of education in America.
Head Start is our Nation's premier provider of developmental and educational services to pregnant moms, infants, toddlers, preschoolers and ...
We are well short of meeting existing needs.
All children, regardless of circumstances, deserve access to high-quality education that will nurture that potential.
We provided over a $1 billion increase for Head Start, $1 billion, and a $150 million increase for child care.
We serve fewer than 1 in 20 infants and toddlers that are eligible for Early Head Start.
I have been advocating for early childhood education for a long time.
This place, this Senate, this Congress, however much you may read to the contrary in the newspapers and the media, it does respond to you.
I think it's just a milestone.
I fought hard to overturn the Bush Administration limitation on stem cell research.
The Federal Government can and should play a leading role to ensure our Nation remains the leader in biomedical research, supports economic ...
Again, thank you and congratulations for pulling this group together. Quite a feat.
I hope you'll do it very aggressively.
