Tom Harkin: “Well, I think all of us now can see from the testimony of all these witnesses that there are profound effects on what we…”

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.

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

Throughout my career, I have been guided by the vision of an America that is compassionate, just, and inclusive, a society where the government provides a ladder, or sometimes a ramp, of opportunity that will give all people equal access…

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will please come to order.