Tom Harkin

I am also told this would exempt States from having to meet their obligation under the Americans With Disabilities Act to provide equal access to people with disabilities.

The answer to this is not to say that if you are low-income elderly, then we need a whole bastion of low-income workers to take care of you.

I recognize that whether it is a Democratic or Republican administration it doesn't make any difference, they still have to adhere to the APA.

It seems to me that as society has changed, more and more people want to receive care in their homes.

This is not a Republican issue, this is a bipartisan issue.

But we also have to look at what it is going to do to our human infrastructure in this country, if we had the sequestration.

The economy is moving in the right direction.

We must do a better job of removing employment barriers for people with disabilities.

I would just say, Madam Secretary, I would hope that you would, in your looking at this, make contact with an organization called Farm Safety 4 Just Kids.

More must be done to ensure that all Americans benefit from economic growth, not just the wealthy in our country.

By design, the sequester is bad policy, bringing about deep cuts in defense and non-defense spending and threatening continued economic growth and prosperity.

Home care workers need to be better qualified.

A year ago I met downtown with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, under Mr. Donahue, Tom Donahue.

I hope that we are going to really be looking at, again, not one-for-one, but almost two-for-one.

I still live in my hometown of 150 people. Not too many people can say that.

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

We all have other committees and many things that we're working on, so I appreciate this opportunity.

For many years, Senator Grassley and I have cooperated in a collaborative spirit on judicial nominations in our State.

I was honored to recommend this outstanding attorney to the President, and I thank him for nominating her.

I believe Stephanie Rose possesses all of the qualifications necessary to assume the very serious responsibilities carried out by a Federal judge.

A U.S. Senator has few more important responsibilities than recommending to the President the person best qualified to serve in a lifetime position as a Federal judge.

Investing in foreign languages and international studies will help reinforce that investment mentality which our young people need.

I don't think it's right to say we ought to aspire to all Americans having 4-year college degrees.

A stagnation of educational attainments... threatens the Nation's prosperity.

What our children and grandchildren learn today will determine America's productivity in the future.