Tom Harkin: “I mean, the portions of food are getting immense. It's just staggering how much they put on a plate now for you to eat…”

Mayor de Blasio of New York now has committed--and the city council moved that 50 percent of all taxicabs in New York City will be fully accessible by 2020.

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…

Thank you very much, Mr. Lauer.

Both Senator Alexander and I will have opening statements.