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Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), center, and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) have been key supporters of the health reform law’s Prevention and Public Health Fund. (Carolyn Kaster - AP) Congress is getting close to a deal on extending the payroll tax holiday, unemployment...
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Gale, a China expert economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, told the Journal. China's trade surplus with the United States rose 8 percent in 2011 to $295.5 billion. It purchased $10.5 billion of soybeans from Iowa last year, four times what it...
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Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, left, talks with a staffer on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, during the committee's hearing of legislation for the Elementary and Secondary Education... View Photo »
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That’s not going to fly anywhere
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79 weeks, but the reductions would come in stages, which would allow both sides to claim a bit of a victory in the agreement. Among the offsets to pay for the package are a federal worker pay freeze and cuts to a fund — created by President Barack...
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"We sell food to whoever needs it," said Chad Hart, an agricultural economist at Iowa State University.Both of Iowa's senators, Republican Charles Grassley and Democrat Tom Harkin, voted in favor of a bill aimed at pressuring China to appreciate its...
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Five Democratic senators filed comments with the FCC Monday urging it to reform the sports blackout rule. "These blackouts are ruining the experience of rooting for the home team and are unjustly hurting fans," wrote Sens. Richard Blumenthal of...
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Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa speaks to staff member, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, prior to the start of the committee's hearing to discuss legislation for the Elementary... View Photo »
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Believe me, we have a number of us on the Senate side. We're not going home. We're not going to have Christmas for Congress until you get an extension of unemployment benefits
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Tom Harkin released this statement in response to President Barack Obama’s proposed federal budget for fiscal year 2013. Harkin is chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and of the Appropriations Subcommittee on...
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Democratic senators filed comments with the FCC Monday urging it to reform the sports blackout rule. "These blackouts are ruining the experience of rooting for the home team and are unjustly hurting fans," wrote Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut,...
About Tom Harkin
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Thomas Richard "Tom" Harkin (born November 19, 1939) is an American politician who has represented Iowa in the United States Senate since 1985. A Democrat and former candidate for his party's presidential nomination, Harkin is currently chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. Full Article
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Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, left, talks with a staffer on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, during the committee's hearing of legislation for the Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act.
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Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa speaks to staff member, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, prior to the start of the committee's hearing to discuss legislation for the Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization...
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Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, left, speaks with the committee's ranking Republican, Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, prior to the start of the committee's hearing to discuss legislation...
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 28: (L-R) Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) hold a rally in support of Social Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill...
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 28: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (C) speaks during a rally in support of Social Security with Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) (L) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill March 28, 2011 in Washington, DC. The...
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Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, joins Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. , left, and other senators at a "Back Off Social Security" rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2011.
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 09: U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) (L) and Sen.John Kerry (D-MA) head for the floor before the Senate failed to pass legislation approved last month by the House that would cut $57 billion from the federal budget at the U.S. Capitol March 9, 2011 in Washington, DC. ...
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 17: (L-R) Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) listen as U.S. President Barack Obama speaks after a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House February 17, 2011 in Washington, DC. President Obama met with lawmakers and...
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 02: U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) (L) and U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) (C) head to the Senate floor to vote on a continuing resolution of the federal budget at the U.S. Captiol March 2, 2011 in Washington, DC. Harkin voted against the resolution while Blunt voted for...
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , center, joined by fellow senators, speaks during a "Back Off Social Security" rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2011. Front row, from left are: Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Reid, Sen. Bernie Sanders,...
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Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, left, talks with a staffer on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, during the committee's hearing of legislation for the Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act.
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