Tom Harkin: “Yes, I also agree we need to make progress through a study on this issue. It certainly is not going away.”

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

I wish to thank Chairman Harkin for his superlative service to the State of Iowa and to our Nation for more than four decades.

I see my friend from Tennessee here on the floor, but I want to take a few minutes on another subject. Today, December 3, is International Disability Rights Day-- International Disability Rights Day. It is observed around the globe as a…

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