Tom Harkin: “I want to thank Senator Mikulski, the chair of our Retirement and Aging Subcommittee, for her leadership, particularly…”

I particularly appreciate that the students from Westwood, which closed in 2016, finally have been granted relief.

We do think that the decisions about what is safe should be made by science and not by politics.

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 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…