Tom Harkin: “I hope to have--some things take a little time. But I am now working with the Secretary of Defense, an old classmate of…”

I thank the Senator for his kindness. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa. International Disability Rights Day

I oppose this legislation to approve the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Again, I believe it is one more step in the wrong direction, one more capitulation to our fossil fuel habit, one more accelerant to global warming that…

will the Senator from Tennessee yield? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa.

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…