Tom Harkin: “I would not let this opportunity pass without thanking Chairman Bennett for his strong support of conservation programs.”

The bill called the Community Integration Act that I introduced earlier this year to get rid of the Medicaid institutional bias--well, it's there.

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

Again, I thank the Senator for this clarifying question. Under this bill, State plans must include a certification that there are in effect in the State requirements that include the establishment of a grace period that allows homeless…

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…