Tom Harkin: “We made a commitment 5 years ago as a Congress, the Senate and the House, that we were going to double funding for NIH.”

Last year, only 17.6 percent of persons with disabilities had jobs, compared to 64 percent of people without a disability.

I wish to pay tribute and to extend my thanks to an extraordinary individual, Jenelle Krishnamoorthy, who has served on my staff, with one small interruption of service, for a decade. Jenelle came to my staff in the summer of 2003 as a…

Tomorrow, April 28, is Workers Memorial Day, a day unions and others, here and around the globe, remember those who have been killed, injured, and diseased on the job.

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.