Tom Harkin: “No matter how hard you try--you really have to try hard to be healthy in this country.”

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…

Ebola is just one example of a threat from infectious disease.

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

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…