Open Congress : Blog Articles for Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]

Time to fight for a minimum wage increase – The Washington Post ...

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) estimates that the recently-introducedproposal by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) to lift the minimum wage to $9.80 over three years would give 28 million workers a raise. In a time of faltering ...

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BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR ...

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

This was posted on Senator John McCain's website on May 25, 2012 Download the full post Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Tom Harkin (D-IA), John Barrasso ...

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Bipartisan Support For Disablility Rights Treaty |

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

In addition to Coons, other lawmakers coming out in support of the convention include Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa; Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.; Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan.; Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo.; and ...

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The Gormley Files: Do Democrats Hate Supplements?

2012-05-28T01:00:00Z

There are staunch and stalwart dietary supplement champions on the “D” side of the aisle, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), and one of the greatest supplement industry gladiators of all time was Democratic Sen. William Proxmire ...

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Vocal Minority: Liberal Hypocrisy: Senate Dems--Including Women ...

2012-05-28T01:00:00Z

30.4 percent; Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.)–29.7 percent; Sen. Kent Conrad (D., N.D.)–29.2 percent; Sen. Bill Nelson (D., Fla.)—26.5 percent; Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Ore)—26.4 percent; Sen. Tom Harkin (D., Iowa)—23.2 ...

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mjhawkeye: Liberal War On Women

2012-05-27T01:00:00Z

Dueling Student Loan Bills Stall In Senate - Kaiser Health News

2012-05-25T01:00:00Z

Sen. Tom Harkin's Prevention and Public Health Fund will live to see another day. The Senate on Thursday defeated a Republican-written bill, 34-62, that would have gutted the Affordable Care Act's investment in public ...

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Daily Briefing: Loan Rangers | Congress.org – Get informed, get ...

2012-05-25T01:00:00Z

Sen. Tom Harkin is interviewed before the 2011 State of the Union. To buy this photo, go to: http://roll.cl/cqrcpix. It sounded like a throwaway line, but Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell may have genuinely latched on to ...

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Big Dogs House » Blog Archive » Pre-Holiday Round Up

2012-05-24T01:00:00Z

Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill on New Medicines | Republican US ...

2012-05-24T01:00:00Z

The chief sponsor of the bill, Senator Tom Harkin, Democrat of Iowa, said the fees for generic drugs “are expected to slash review times to a third of current levels, from 30 months to 10 months, and will improve the speed with which generic ...

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Democrats pay female staffers less than men, Obama lies in Denver ...

2012-05-24T01:00:00Z

Ron Wyden (D., Ore)—26.4 percent; Sen. Tom Harkin (D., Iowa)—23.2 percent. As is typical with most liberal politicians, their latest “war of women” campaign is nothing more than talk designed to brainwash ill informed voters.

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PapaTodd » Blog Archive » The War on Women – Part II

2012-05-24T01:00:00Z

26.5 percent; Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Ore)—26.4 percent; Sen. Tom Harkin (D., Iowa)—23.2 percent. Sen. Sanders, who is an avowed socialist who caucuses with the Democrats, has the worst gender gap by far. He employed ...

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Harkin, Grassley pay tribute to Beckett from Senate floor | Eastern ...

2012-05-23T01:00:00Z

Iowa's senators, Democrat Tom Harkin and Republican Chuck Grassley, paid tribute to Katie Beckett from the Senate floor May 22. Beckett, whose battle with ...

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Harkin, Grassley pay tribute to Beckett from Senate floor | Eastern ...

2012-05-22T01:00:00Z

Iowa's senators, Democrat Tom Harkin and Republican Chuck Grassley, paid tribute to Katie Beckett from the Senate floor May 22. Beckett, whose battle with ...

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Harkin, Grassley pay tribute to Beckett from Senate floor | Eastern ...

2012-05-22T01:00:00Z

Iowa's senators, Democrat Tom Harkin and Republican Chuck Grassley, paid tribute to Katie Beckett from the Senate floor May 22. Beckett, whose battle with ...

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Harkin, Grassley pay tribute to Beckett from Senate floor | Eastern ...

2012-05-22T01:00:00Z

Iowa's senators, Democrat Tom Harkin and Republican Chuck Grassley, paid tribute to Katie Beckett from the Senate floor May 22. Beckett, whose battle with ...

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Meditations on Medicine: Great Video From Senator Tom Harkin

2012-05-22T01:00:00Z

Two weeks ago, a couple hundred naturopathic physicians came to Washington, DC to talk to their senators and representatives about the importance of naturopathic medicine. As part of the event, Senator Tom Harking (D-IA) ...

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Sen. Tom Harkin: We've Got Your 6

2012-05-22T01:00:00Z

The anxiety facing veterans as they return to their communities is matched by an overwhelming sense of uncertainty back home. Our history and our American heritage demonstrated that we are at our best when we overcome ...

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Chicago Daily Observer » Blog Archive » Dems wait by phone for ...

2012-05-22T01:00:00Z

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) is trying to cut a deal on the nation's fiscal crisis, but he can't recall the last time he talked to the president. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) is in charge of one of Obama's ...

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Save us Chuck Woolery | The calls that aren't coming

2012-05-22T01:00:00Z

Continue Reading. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) is trying to cut a deal on the nation's fiscal crisis, but he can't recall the last time he talked to the president. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) is in charge of one of Obama's

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