Tom Harkin: “our institution's performance, measured by student withdrawal and default rates, is one of the best of any examined, and…”

I introduced the Protect Student Borrowers Act with Senators Durbin, Warren and Murphy--and I want to thank Senator Warren for her great leadership on this issue and many other issues.

I too want to spend a couple of moments reflecting upon my long friendship and association with Senator Carl Levin from Michigan. Much has been said this morning about Carl the person and the Senator. Let me say this: I don't know of…

I wish to pay tribute and to extend my thanks to one of my smartest and most passionate staff members Zachary Schechter Steinberg. A native of Iowa City, IA, Zach started with the office as an intern in the summer of 2007. He became an…

I thank my dear friend and colleague, long-standing in the Senate and in the House before, and to thank the Senator for her intellectual and energetic leadership on all issues concerning the environment and the health of our people and the…