Tom Harkin: “Why will you not ask for the authority? Why not give it to the DOL? Why give it to the States?”

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…

That's why I've worked hard to strengthen investments in public health preparedness and response capabilities at home.

We're making some progress. We are. We're better off than we were last year or 20 years ago.

I look forward to working with Senator Alexander to move these nominees quickly so they can get to work ensuring fairness and equal opportunity for every American worker.