Tom Harkin

I have agreed to permit this room to be used by the National Alliance on Aging after this hearing for a press conference on that subject.

I just want to clear up--maybe I misspoke or I may have left a wrong impression when I said that we won't take money from the prevention fund for NIH; we won't take from the NIH for the prevention fund.

It has to do with the tension between more grants for less money, fewer grants for more money.

If you don't have the figure now, maybe you could just transmit it to us later on, just how much is this going to cost.

We want the best science rewarded. If it's not in Iowa, then it's someplace else. But it's got to be the best science.

If this does mutate into a form that is transmissible, it could be devastating.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated that most nondefense discretionary programs, such as NIH, will be cut by about 7.8 percent next January if the Congress does not enact a plan before that time.

The threat of sequestration looms large.

Because of all of you, America is the world leader in biomedical research.

Thank you for your wonderful leadership on these issues.

It has to be balanced for flood protection but for hydroelectric generation and also for navigation.

I join with the entire Senate family in congratulating my great friend, the distinguished senior Senator from Maryland, Barbara Mikulski, on becoming the longest serving female Member of Congress in our Nation's history. She reached that…

Again, Mr. President, tomorrow we celebrate the second anniversary of the signing of the affordable care act into law. Our Democratic leader, Senator Reid, in his opening remarks today, outlined the tremendous progress we have made. I…

I wish to announce that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet in open session on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 10 a.m. in SD 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing entitled ``FDA User Fee…

I would like to be notified when I have 1 minute remaining. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair will so advise.

2 years ago President Obama signed into law what I believe was the most forward-thinking and humane reform of our health care system since Medicare. Just like the Republicans opposed Medicare when it came in, they still want to get rid of…

Chairman Harkin, we thank you for including SHRM in the legislative process that produced the ADA Amendments Act.

Good morning Chairman Harkin, Ranking Member Enzi, and other members of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.

Chairman Harkin, we commend you for sponsoring the ADAAA and for including SHRM in the legislative process that produced the 2008 law.

I thank my colleague from Louisiana for her leadership on this issue. We are all busy around here. We have our issues that we look at. I have other issues in my committee that I am so focused on now that I had not really paid attention to…

I come to the floor to express my strong disappointment with the so-called small business legislation passed by the House of Representatives which is now coming before the Senate this afternoon for a cloture vote and to express my support…

Reserving the right to object, was there a consent entered into on speaking order earlier?

It will be valuable to have a Commissioner of John's knowledge and expertise to help ensure fair and equitable treatment of all parties.

He has a profound understanding of Energy Regulatory Policies and their impacts on ordinary Americans, especially those who live in small towns and rural America.

I wish to announce that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet in open session on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 10 a.m. in SD 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing entitled ``Stay-at-Work and…