Tom Harkin: “We have made great progress in conservation in this country, looking back, going back to post-World War II and on.”

Mr. Presidet, this morning we convened a hearing to consider the President's nomination of Lauren McFerran to fill an impending vacancy on the National Labor Relations Board. Ms. McFerran is well known to most of us as a senior staffer on…

We do think that the decisions about what is safe should be made by science and not by politics.

I look forward to her speedy confirmation.

as I prepare to depart the Senate, I would like to take a few minutes to express my deep appreciation to Brian Ahlberg, my chief of staff for the last decade. Of course, every Senator knows that the title ``chief of staff'' encompasses a…