Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Tom Harkin [D, IA]

Report: David Young running for Senate in Iowa

2013-05-24T01:00:00Z

...by the Iowa Republican Web site , David Young plans to quit his job in the Capitol and run for Senate in Iowa. Sen. Tom Harkin (D) is retiring, and the field of Republicans aiming to replace him could get crowded. U.S. Attorney Matt Whitaker is also lau

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Grassley Chief Will Seek Senate #IASEN

2013-05-24T01:00:00Z

...in the state taking a pass on the race, there is likely to be a crowded GOP primary field vying for retiring Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin’s seat. It’s the state’s first open Senate seat in decades, and Democrats are relying on Rep. Bruce Braley to h

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Latham says GOP has ‘credible’ candidates for Senate

2013-05-24T01:00:00Z

...on Iowa Public Television. He disagreed that his party is struggling to find a viable candidate for the seat, which Sen. Tom Harkin will vacate in 2014. “We have people running, it’s quite a large group, and every one of them that I’ve heard is ve

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After Spat With Iowa State, Senator Harkin Will Give His Papers to Drake U.

2013-05-24T01:00:00Z

...Tom Harkin of Iowa will donate his papers from nearly four decades in Congress to Drake University, after earlier this year abandoning plans to give the documents to a research institute bearing his name at Iowa State University, his alma mater, accordi

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Bruce Braley, who? Majority of Iowa voters clueless about Iowa Senate candidates

2013-05-24T01:00:00Z

...run. IOWA SENATE RACE: Most Iowa voters are totally unfamiliar with the passel of possible replacements for retiring U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, a Quinnipiac Poll shows. A link to this page will be included in your message. See our paid archives for news olde

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Sen. Harkin's papers will go to Drake University

2013-05-24T01:00:00Z

...MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sen. Tom Harkin will donate his papers to Drake University after plans to give them to a namesake institute at Iowa State University fell apart earlier this year, he announced Friday. Harkin said at a news conference at the private

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Diane Heldt wrote a new blog post: Tom Harkin donating papers to Drake University

2013-05-24T01:00:00Z

...Tom Harkin’s papers from decades in the U.S. Congress will end up at Drake University, not Iowa State University. Harkin and Drake leaders made the announcement official Friday in Des Moines. Drake will create the Tom Harkin Institute for Public Polic

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House backs variable rate student loans

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...1 deadline. "We are focused on making college more affordable while they seem focused on making it more expensive," said Sen. Tom Harkin, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. "The bill they passed today

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Senate committee approves Obama’s NLRB nominees

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...a time when the Senate was actually in session, the president has shown a troubling disrespect for the Constitution.” Sen. Tom Harkin, chairman of the committee, supported Obama’s nominations. “I hope that as we move to the floor we can put politi

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U.S. House Passes Student Loan Bill, But Endgame Remains Murky

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...that we can work together," he said Thursday during floor debate. Meanwhile, over on the Senate side, lawmakers including U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, the chairman of the Senate education committee, and Sen. Harry Reid, the Majority Leader, have introd

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Poll shows Iowa is uncertain about a sixth term for Terry Branstad

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...to Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, 52 percent approve of the job he’s doing; 33 percent disapprove. For Democratic U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, 47 percent approve, 35 percent disapprove. The Iowa Legislature has a negative approval rating, 38 – 41 per

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Sioux City radio host considering U.S. Senate run

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...that Iowans hold dear. "I think they are ready for a red-meat conservative," he said. The seat is held by retiring U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. The only Democrat to enter the race so far is U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo. Several figures in Iowa GO

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Denisse Rauda wrote a new blog post: Sioux City radio host considering U.S. Senate run

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...Iowans hold dear. “I think they are ready for a red-meat conservative,” he said. The seat is held by retiring U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. The only Democrat to enter the race so far is U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo. Several figures in Iowa GOP

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Senators Show Caution in Personal Finances

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...restrict lawmakers from owning stocks in companies and industries they help to regulate. Several senators do just that.Sen. Tom Harkin (D., Iowa), chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, disclosed that he and his wife owned betw

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Senate committee advances NLRB nominees, despite split votes

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...board running. “I know each of us probably don’t see eye to eye with all the nominees ideologically,” said board Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin (D., Iowa), “but it’s now past time to act before the board loses its quorum in August” when Mr. Pearce

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Rates on student loans set to double

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...statement by The Education Trust and The Institute for College Access and Success. ♦ A measure by Sens. Jack Reed, D-R. I., Tom Harkin D-Iowa, and majority leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, would freeze Stafford loan rates for two years while Congress figu

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Senate Passes CAP Congressional Gold Medal Bill

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...of greatest peril during World War II. That is why I sponsored the Congressional Gold Medal bill in the Senate,” said U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. “I want to publically thank my colleagues in the Senate who joined me as supporters of this legislati

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Senate panel approves tighter oversight of compounding pharmacies, but bill is under fire

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...or created in unsafe conditions, according to a report by the Senate committee.. Allison Preiss, a spokeswoman for Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chair of the panel, said the bill is a work in progress and will continue to be refined as it moves through the

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O'Malley using agenda, fundraising to explore 2016

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...for Obama's re-election campaign, the most of any sitting Democratic office-holder. Then, last fall, he headlined Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin's annual steak fry - a must-stop for any presidential aspirant seeking to compete in the state's traditional leadoff c

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Sponsors of Mental Health Bills Look for Way Forward

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...the top Republican on the HELP Committee, is also eager to advance the larger package that he co-sponsored with Chairman Tom Harkin. An aide said Alexander would like to see it “move forward as quickly as possible because it will help parents, teacher

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