Tom Harkin actually said...

Do you really want to ask parents to put their children at risk for those illnesses for which we could lose herd immunity?

Harkin questions the ethics of risking children's health for research on vaccines.

08/04/2009

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Chronic pain is a significant public health challenge that has yet to receive adequate attention.

I have long encouraged a more ambitious emphasis on pain research at the National Institutes of Health.

Chronic pain profoundly affects quality of life.

We need to focus on job creation.