Tom Harkin

I think we probably all do, those of us from rural areas.

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.

We are going to ask you to do more with less.

Too many people still remain unemployed or underemployed.

The economy is moving in the right direction.

Just tell OMB I am not in favor of what they are trying to do.

We wanted to increase the number of community health centers prior to 2014.

I would love to work with you on it.

I want to make sure that all new funding is in accordance with the language we put in the Senate bill.

I often cite the Trust for America's Health. They did a very thorough study on this, and they found that investments in prevention could produce savings within 5 years based upon spending of $10 per person.

I put it in ACA as part of the prevention and wellness program, and it was called Community Transformation Grants.

I think you have provided just sort of a beacon for the rest of us to follow in how we are going to address this issue of our foster kids and kids that just have a tough life.

I am concerned that when I look at the President's budget, we are looking at cuts there, and I am afraid about cutting those programs.

Our national security is not measured just in tanks and guns alone but also in the health, welfare, and education of our people.

I applaud the President for presenting a fair and responsible budget to help avert this outcome.

I believe this is the right track for healthcare in America.

I wish to announce that the Senate HELP Committee hearing previously scheduled for March 1, 2012, entitled ``The Key to America's Global Competitiveness: A Quality Education'' has been postponed until Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 10 a.m. in…

I wish to announce that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet in open session on Thursday, March 1, 2012, at 10 a.m. in SD 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing entitled The Key to America's…

I wish to announce that the Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet in open session on Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at 10 a.m. in SD 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building…

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

This producer will not be regulated. He can produce beef, and he can do it in an environmentally sound manner.

Thank you both, Mr. Nelson and Chief White, for your service and for your great leadership in this vital area.

I wish to assure that we maintain a broad connection between democracy and labor rights groups in the United States.

I very much applaud your efforts to strengthen independent civil society and nongovernmental organizations (NGO) around the world.

So who do we listen to, Mr. President? Do we listen to public health officials--the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association, people all across America saying don't do this? This is what is going to save us in the future…