Tom Harkin: “The discretionary funding provided by this subcommittee has been essential to the Nation's efforts to reduce healthcare…”

I introduced the Protect Student Borrowers Act with Senators Durbin, Warren and Murphy--and I want to thank Senator Warren for her great leadership on this issue and many other issues.

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.

Over 60 percent of people with disabilities who can work and want to work are not employed.

Too many employment decisions are based on insidious stereotypes and prejudices rather than an employee's talent, ability, and qualifications.