state and our country forward. " the event is similar to the annual steak fries that former senator tom harkin held each year. it kicks off sunday at two at simon estes amphitheater. "it's incredibly, people aren't used to seeing kinnick look like this. " the home stadium for hawkeye see a different crowd this weekend. we'll preview concert time at kinnick... next here on we asked u.s. cellular customers to show us all the beautiful places they get coverage with our strong signal. you posted from the seashore. you shared from your hike. you showed us this sunset. you posted from the farm. and you adventured way out there... a lot of amazing places. ?? u.s. cellular put towers where the other guys don't. so join our network, and start sharing your moments game. the home of the hawkeyes has gone through a major transformatio n to get ready for tomorrow at kinnick. kcrg t-v nine's mark carlson has a preview. this concert is all about raising money for charity, the native fund, which was started by former hawkeye dallas clark and and iowa native ashton kutcher... i was talking to dallas clark earl

the event is similar to the annual steak fries that former senator tom harkin held each year. leaders from around iowa got up to speak including senator chuck grassley's opponent, former iowa lt. gover of agriculture, patty judge. judge pointed out how she believes there has been no action in the senate for the past eight years and she plans to change that. former presidential candidate and former governor of maryland, martin o'malley, closed the event calling out donald trump for his quote "american nightmare" agenda. he pointed out how much work needs to be done in the next 72 days leading up to the election. ""people say to me where's chuck on all these issues well where is chuck on all these issues well i don't know someone said he's dragging his feet and to be here for hillary clinton, tim kaine and also for patty judge...you have some fine congressional candidates we have running this year jim mowrer, monica veronon...it's an exciting year in iowa." " leaders also pointed out how they want to protect the gains they made under obama-- like sustained growth from the recess

i was invited by the hero of this field tom harkin. senator harkin invited me to a meeting at walgreens in connecticut where greg wants greg watson had invited me to listen to what walgreens was doing in the area for employment of on disability individuals. he said walgreens employees with disabilities do it not for charity but in the best interest of our shareholders because these employees are hard-working and grateful to have their job. they are less likely to be absent, the turnover is lower and they do a phenomenal job. i knew when i heard that that was the key. the key cannot be about government officials asking an employer to do a favor. it's about employers talking to other employers about why their company is better because they provide these opportunities. i also knew we as government had to step up. we had to walk the walk. it's not enough for me to go out and talk about this as an important issue. we need to talk about the fact that we as government are providing these employment opportunities with people at disabilities an

state and our country forward. " the event is similar to the annual steak fries that former senator tom harkin held each year. it kicks off at two o'clock on sunday at simon estes amphitheater. in the race for senate in iowa, former lieutenant making community college free. the democratic candidate discussed the issue during a round table discussion at des moines area community college yesterday. judge tells the des moines register she would fund the program with higher taxes and by eliminating tax breaks for higher-income people. incumbent chuck grassley says judge's proposals are a federal overreach into state education. the six-term republican introduced a bill last year called the 'know before you owe student loan act'. the students better understand their loans and financial aid. congress did not act on the proposed legislation. the stage is set for today's first ever concert at kinnick stadium. crews were hard at work yesterday making final preparations for the back porch revival. the concert kicks off at three o'clock this afternoon. headliners include blake shelton, thomas rhett, and b

senator tom harkin said it best when he said, if you are not on the table, you are on the menu. too often, people with disabilities do not engage with elected leaders and candidates, and imagining, as a piece of pie , and if we exercise our political power, it will be taken from others. in truth, political power is like a flame, passed from one candle to the next. each candle making the room that much brighter. respectability has turned its attention to competitive gubernatorial campaigns and come out with a new questionnaire to talk about how you can get involved in ensuring candidates fill out the questionnaire. i want to know introduce our panel. justin chappell, democracy and outreach coordinator. justin spent months on the trails, engaging presidential candidates in early primary states. previously, he worked for senator tom harkin, the national council on independent living, and the white house. justin has served on several nonprofit and local, civic organizations and as an elected official focusing on employment, affordable housing, education, environmental protection, lg

it was tom harkin who really were responsible for getting at the health parity because of the experiences in their own families. when i wrote about the tragedy of my son with mental illness, i've been flooded with responses and it made it clear to me that there is scarcely a family in america that isn't touched by mental illness and certainly by the broader range of disabilities. getting that to politicians is a more difficult task but i wouldn't focus much on the presidential campaign. hillary clinton is going to have a very robust set of policy ideas in this area. the challenge is going to be getting congress to do anything with them and that's a challenge that is therefore all issues but it means that your focus on senate and house races and state and local as much as you can becomes the critical set of issues. at the state and local issue it is doing exactly what you said with governor walker and others. it is getting the message out there that changing policy not only helps and saves lives, it saves money. that's the message that, in florida, they haven't managed to get money from th

it was tom harkin and pete domenici who were responsible for getting mental health parity because of experiences in their own families. when i wrote about the tragedy of my son with mental illness, i've been flooded with responses. and it's made it clear to me that there is scarcely a family in america that isn't touched by mental illness and certainly by the broader range of disabilities. but getting that to politicians is a more difficult task. i wouldn't focus much on the presidential campaign. hillary clinton is going to have a very robust set of policy ideas in this area. the challenge is going to be getting congress to do anything with them. and that's a challenge that is there for all issues. but it means that your focus on senate and house races and state and local as much as you can becomes the critical set of issues here. and at the sate and local level, it is doing exactly what you said with governor walker and others. it is getting the message out there that changing policy not only helps and saves lives, it saves money. and that's a message that in florida steve lifeman

could be brought to this, maybe c-span could interview senator you'd al or the retired senator tom harkinst: let's let jonathan respond. guest: so filibuster's controversial. it's been used much more often in recent years than it has in the past and it basically does impose a 60-vote super majority rule in the senate and that does slow everything down. i'm agnostic on whether the filibuster is a big part of the problem or part of the solution. there's some people who would say it slows things in a productive way. my view is try to look at what's going on underneath the filibuster which is a political problem, which is that the kind of deal making and horse trading -- which is already more difficult because of polarization -- gets even harder when you don't have the tools any more to try to attract that extra vote. whatever the majority level is, whether the threshhold is 51 or 60, it's going to be hard to get over if you don't have the tools to bring people on to your side. host: next, arkansas on our independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you. i'm curious and forgive

tom harkin was responsible for getting mental care clarity because of their experiences. when i wrote about the tragedy of my son with mental illness, i was flooded with responses and it was clear to me there is scarcely a family in america that is not touched by mental illness and the broader range of disabilities. atting that to that is difficult task. hillary clinton will have a very robust sense of policy ideas in this area. the challenge will be getting congress to do anything with them and that is a challenge that is there for all issues, but it means you are focused on senate and house races, and state and local as much as you can which becomes the critical set of issues. at the state and local level, it is doing exactly what you said with governor walker and others. it is getting the message out there that changing policy not only helps and saves lives, it saves money. that is a message that, in florida, steve has managed to get money from the florida legislature and create a facility in miami-dade where they have a 5000 square foot kitchen and taking people with

we are also going to do what tom harkin has stood for his entire life.oing to make sure people with disabilities have jobs and opportunities in this economy. and we're going to make sure that women finally get equal pay for the work that we do. so, yeah, i've been playing out plans ever since i showed up here in iowa back in april of 2015. and i am thrilled to be the democratic nominee to be able to campaign on those plans and take them to washington! now i got to tell you, if you look at the plans i've laid out, a lot ever independent analysts have done that. here's what they conclude. under my plans, we'll create about 10.4 million new jobs in america. under donald trump's so-called plans, we will lose about 3 1/2 million jobs. now let me translate that into iowa. because if you divide the country by population, here in iowa you could gain 101,000 jobs under my plans, and lose more than 33,000 jobs under donald trump's plans. so, i got to tell you what i believe, which is that if we want to get the economy working for everybody. then we need a campaign

could be brought to this, maybe c-span could interview senator you'd al or the retired senator tom harkin. host: let's let jonathan respond. guest: so filibuster's controversial. it's been used much more often in recent years than it has in the past and it basically does impose a 60-vote super majority rule in the senate and that does slow everything down. i'm agnostic on whether the filibuster is a big part of the problem or part of the solution. there's some people who would say it slows things in a productive way. my view is try to look at what's going on underneath the filibuster which is a political problem, which is that the kind of deal making and horse trading -- which is already more difficult because of polarization -- gets even harder when you don't have the tools any more to try to attract that extra vote. whatever the majority level is, whether the threshhold is 51 or 60, it's going to be hard to get over if you don't have the tools to bring people on to your side. host: next, arkansas on our independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you. i'm curious and for

i know everybody in iowa understands that tom and ruth harkin as good as you can get. 't anybody better. [cheering] and i love serving with tom, i have to confess. i miss the idea that he will be in the senate but, you got to hear from patty judge. she would be a great senator for iowa. [cheering] i want to thank all of the elected officials and party officials who are here. i have been in lincoln high school before and i'm glad to be back. [cheering] how many of you saw the democratic convention? [cheering] i'll tell you, i had just the greatest sense of joy and pride as democrats took that stage and not just elected officials and people running for office, but so many americans who talked about their lives and what they had gone through and what they had accomplished. it was positive. it was optimistic. it presented a stark contrast to what we had seen the week before. at the republican convention. [cheering] that's why in this campaign i'm crossing the country to talk about what we can do to improve the lives of the vast majority of americans, to create more opportun