Tom Harkin: “Oh, Senator Harkin, there are just a few bad actors out there. Just one or two, you get rid of them, and you are fine.”

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…

24 years ago, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act. I will never forget the day, July 26, 1990, the ADA was signed into law. It was one of the proudest days of my legislative career. The ADA set forth four great goals for…

I really do believe that Congress needs to address these concerns.

These important guarantees, however, are not self-enforcing. They're only as strong as the agency charged with enforcing them, and that's the EEOC.