Tom Harkin: “There is no question that it's getting harder and harder for the average person to retire.”

I will take about 3 minutes, and I would like to thank my friend from Pennsylvania for being a gentleman and letting me have a few minutes to express myself before he gives his own expression of support for this bill. First of all, I…

I really do believe that Congress needs to address these concerns.

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

I wish to pay tribute and to extend my thanks to an extraordinary individual, Jenelle Krishnamoorthy, who has served on my staff, with one small interruption of service, for a decade. Jenelle came to my staff in the summer of 2003 as a…