I am glad to see the encouraging signs from Chairman Harkin and Ranking Member Alexander, recently, of their commitment to bring a WIA bill to the floor in a bipartisan effort, and try and get it done this year.

I want to repeat my thanks to Chairman Murray of the subcommittee, to Chairman Harkin of the full committee, and to Ranking Member Alexander for their commitment to reauthorize, in a bipartisan fashion, the Workforce Investment Act.

I remain committed, along with Patty Murray, my former chairman, now Bob Casey, our chairman of the subcommittee, to see to it that that happens.

I appreciate very much the Senator's focus on CDC. I think it is ironic that we close talking about Franklin Delano Roosevelt because in the 1940s, as our President, he suffered from polio. He would take the train to Georgia to go down to…

I ran a company for 20 years, and a healthy workforce that was ready, willing, and able to go to work every single day made a big difference. A lot of times when we think of CDC, we think of outbreaks in Africa, we think of ebola, and we…

I ask unanimous consent to be recognized along with Senator Brown of Ohio for up to 15 minutes and to engage in a colloquy. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask permission to speak for 3 minutes as if in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Congressman John Robert Lewis

I am proud to stand here today as a resident of Georgia and its capital city Atlanta, which is the home of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in America, a great institution with which Senator Brown and I are familiar. We want…

When I grew up in the fifties, I remember taking the sugar cube, the anti-polio vaccine, the Jonas Salk vaccine, for the first time ever. Polio has been a dread disease that has affected the American people and people around the world for…

I rise proudly today to speak to a resolution that I have submitted in the Senate commending John Robert Lewis, Congressman, from the city of Atlanta, civil rights leader in the 1960s and 1950s, and my personal friend. In 1954, I was 10…

Well, the Senator makes a great point because CDC is kind of the crucible where all the partners in health care in the country come together. You might remember when we were here on 9/11/01, shortly after the attack on the Trade Center in…

I appreciate the focus on that. My friend from Ohio is exactly correct. Antimicrobial resistance is a serious threat to our Nation's health. Many bacteria become resistant to multiple classes of antibiotics. I might add a personal note at…