Tom Harkin: “The part of the budget devoted to firefighting has gone from 20 to 50 percent, taking away critical resources.”

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.

Good morning, everyone. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will please come to order.

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.

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…