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
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Would anyone advocate that we take the fences off the playground for elementary schools and just let kids run around in the streets? ... By the same token, why would we allow schools to sort of poison our kids with junk food?
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It's about 1,100 or 1,200 pages, ... And we got it dated November the 20th. No one's read this bill. Nobody knows what's in it.
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Human cloning will take place, and it will take place in my lifetime. And I don't fear it at all -- I welcome it. I think it's right and proper that we continue this kind of inquiry.
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I've seen how medals awarded in combat can help tell a child the story of a lost parent or grandparent. These medals can say that these men and women gave their lives in service to their neighbors and to their nation -- and that this nation is a grateful one, ... Today, we say on behalf of every American, thank you.
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The holes in these protective suits show the holes in the Pentagon's procurement process.
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If you like the government shutdown, then you'll like this impeachment trial, because it will go on for a long time.
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All the trashing is coming from the right wing of the Republican Party. I really think it's despicable what they're doing.
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has to disagree, just based on the standard of military value.
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Our escalating dependence on foreign and non-renewable sources of energy is heading us down a slippery slope.
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As we Iowans say, Howard Dean has his head screwed on right.
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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.
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That will have little kids associate learning, associate getting better and progressing with eating Oreo cookies,
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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.
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If FDA's testing program is not catching violations, and catching them in time, that needs to be corrected immediately,