Tom Harkin
Tom Harkin
Thomas Richard "Tom" Harkinis an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1985...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 November 1939
CityCumming, IA
CountryUnited States of America
dean head screwed
As we Iowans say, Howard Dean has his head screwed on right.
department education full funding gifted help iowa pleased programs provide reach receiving resources schools students talented
I am pleased that the Iowa Department of Education is receiving this important funding to provide gifted and talented programs in alternative schools, ... It is important that all schools in Iowa have the resources to help gifted and talented students reach their full potential.
associate eating kids
That will have little kids associate learning, associate getting better and progressing with eating Oreo cookies,
fire good image president resign safety secretary
For the good of our country, the safety of our troops, and our image around the globe, Secretary Rumsfeld should resign, ... If he does not resign forthwith, the president should fire him.
catching corrected needs program testing
If FDA's testing program is not catching violations, and catching them in time, that needs to be corrected immediately,
bill heck house maybe
Maybe our bill is not perfect, but it's a heck of a lot better than what the House did.
fourth iowa lead less nearly offices service
Shuttering nearly a fourth of the FSA offices in Iowa can only lead to more inconvenience and less service for Iowans.
adversity courage faced fair latest reeve share
Dana Reeve has already faced more than her fair share of adversity, but I know that she will face this latest challenge, as she has the others, with strength, dignity, courage and grace.
balance point rush sends side signals wing wrong
This sends all the wrong signals to the troops, ... Rush Limbaugh has a point of view. I mean, a dedicated, right wing point of view. That's fine. That's fine. But you should balance it on the other side also. Especially when it's being funded by other people's money.
help mean nation obligation
We as a nation have an obligation to help rebuild, but that doesn't necessarily mean just like it was.
behind belief best interests mistakes move share
We are all human. We all make mistakes -- even a president. Most Americans share my belief that it's in our best interests to put this behind us and move on,
wmd mass-destruction agreement
Whereas Iraq has consistently breached its cease-fire agreement between Iraq and the United States, entered into on March 3, 1991, by failing to dismantle its weapons of mass destruction program, and refusing to permit monitoring and verification by United Nations inspections; Whereas Iraq has developed weapons of mass destruction, including chemical and biological capabilities, and has made positive progress toward developing nuclear weapons capabilities
epidemics government years
Obesity now contributes to the death of more than 360,000 Americans a year. The incidence of childhood obesity is now at epidemic levels. Alarm bells are going off all over the place. But our government has done virtually nothing.
reform had-enough immigration
I've always been for immigration reform; in 2007 I just didn't feel it had enough protections.