Students from wealthy families are seven times as likely to have earned a bachelor's degree by age 24 than those from poor families.
There is no bigger economic or educational failure than having a committed and prepared student who has to forego a post...
Senator Harkin recently introduced the Smarter Borrowing Act to improve loan counseling requirements.
Thank you for the Federal financial aid that has been made available to me and for the opportunity to achieve my dreams ...
Thanks to the health reform, Americans now have the same protections that every Senator on this dais has had for years.
Senator Alexander is always looking to see just what is the best way forward.
Medicaid soaks up 26 percent of the Tennessee State budget; that is up from 7 percent at the time I was Governor.
Our priority now must be implementing the law as smoothly and quickly as possible so that all Americans can share in its...
Put everybody in this pool. Give everybody at least some basic coverage which they can rely on.
Any Senator who voted for the health care law ought to be sentenced to serve as Governor for 8 years.
The law requires every insurance plan to cover evidence-based preventative services that will head-off many illnesses.