Tom Harkin
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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
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I've always been for immigration reform; in 2007 I just didn't feel it had enough protections.
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While President Bush's tax give-aways for the rich are pushing us further into debt, he compensates by increasing the out-of-pocket costs to our veterans.
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Trust us' is not something the administration can say after Katrina, ... I don't think Congress is in a mood to trust. We want plans. We want specific goals and procedures we're going to take to prepare for this.
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This study should be a wake up call to all Americans, and specifically to those of us in Congress who have stood idly by as more and more junk food inundates our schools,
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This study shows that when it comes to diet and obesity, American parents are woefully uninformed,
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there is no constitutional or historical precedent for any kind of findings of fact.
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What we know is maybe the tip of the iceberg here,
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When we debate the impeachment of the president of the United States, this is something that affects every citizen of this country, and I believe they have a right again to witness that debate and to witness how and why we reach those decisions.