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

Another View: Give all Americans choice

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...there are the votes in Congress to pass reform that includes insurance offered by the government. So lawmakers — including Sen. Tom Harkin — need to convince more of their colleagues to support a public option for Americans. And instead of more comp

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Senate panel gives OK to 2 from Iowa

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...for U.S. Attorney for Northern Iowa and Nick Klinefeldt for U.S. Attorney for Southern Iowa. Both were recommended by Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin. The nominations next move to the full Senate. Rose has been a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Nor

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Senators Make Health Reform Positions Known

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...can make it through the terrible system, and only if you can afford it" (Dizikes, 11/4). CQ Healthbeat reports that Sen. Tom Harkin said a critical element of reform is that the "legislation includes an array of measures to increase prevention and guar

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Harkin Predicts Health Care Bill To Pass

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...Iowa -- Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin said his prediction that a sweeping overhaul of the country's health care system would pass this year was off a bit, but he remains confident Congress will approve the landmark changes. Harkin has had a key role in the healt

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Heat rising on health care reform

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...to the Senate Health, Education, Health and Pensions Committee hearing on health insurance, as invited by U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. Art Cullen of the Storm Lake Times spoke about how the newspaper has struggled to continue to provide health insuranc

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Senate Panel Approves Iowa Federal Prosecutors

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...for U.S. Attorney for Northern Iowa and Nick Klinefeldt for U.S. Attorney for Southern Iowa. Both were recommended by Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin in March. The nominations next move to the full Senate for a vote. Rose has been a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney

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Insurers' Pricing Practices Targeted By Senate Health Committee

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...Senate health committee Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, asked four of the nations largest health insurers - Aetna, Humana, Wellpoint and UnitedHealth - to explain their pricing policies after small-business owners testified Tuesday that insurance premiums

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Harkin asks big health insurers to explain their rate practices

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...Des Moines Register Sen. Tom Harkin said Tuesday he was launching an investigation into health insurance pricing, asking four major insurers to justify their pricing practices. An industry spokesman called the move unfair and misguided. Harkin, chairman

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Senate Health Care Does More For Disease Prevention Than House BIll, Says Sen. Harkin

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...Tom Harkin (D-IA) makes a comparison between preventative care and wellness provisions in the Senate and House health care bills during a press conference Wednesday. He said that the Senate does more for preventative care. (0:19) @jtamboli: Interesting

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Franklin business owner pushes for health reform

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...small business in Franklin. Morris, owner of the Franklin Fitness Center, spoke at a morning news conference with Democrat Sens. Tom Harkin of Iowa and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana as part of a campaign supporting health care reform legislation. The campa

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Harkin asks big health insurers to explain their rate practices

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...Tom Harkin said Tuesday he was launching an investigation into health insurance pricing, asking four major insurers to justify their pricing practices. An industry spokesman called the move unfair and misguided. Harkin, chairman of the Committee on Heal

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Senate committee to investigate insurer pricing

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...insurers price the coverage they sell to small businesses, which have struggled for years with soaring premiums. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, has sent letters to several big health insurers, including UnitedHealth Group Inc., WellPoint Inc. and Aetna Inc.,

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Reed to launch 2nd Congressional District campaign this Thursday

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...his campaign with a three-city tour. Christopher Reed, who narrowly won a three-way Republican primary to challenge U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin in 2008, will officially become a candidate for the U.S. House on Thursday, with a planned announcement in Ottumwa.

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Small Business Owners Make Case For Insurance Reform Before Senate HELP Committee

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...own investigation into the pricing practices of health insurance companies that sell policies to small businesses,” said Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), HELP Committee Chairman. “Health insurance companies should open their books, explain to the American

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Harkin, Braley help usher Ryan White Act through to reauthorization

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...that thousands of Americans living with HIV/AIDS will continue to receive the support and medical care they need. U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (center) joins with Pres. Barack Obama and other lawmakers in applauding Jeanne White-Ginder, mother of Ryan White, du

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When A Constituent Calls, Congress Mails

2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

...care reform. One of the senator's secretaries spent several minutes on the phone to answer her questions. She also called Sen. Tom Harkin's office with the same question. Again, staffers in the office answered her question and said they would follow up

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The Curious Case Of Joe Lieberman

2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

...countered Alfred E. Neuman (aka) Harry Reid, the senate majority leader, who opined Joe is the least of his worries. Said Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Ia.) “I do not believe that Joe Lieberman would want to be the one person who caucuses with the Democrats …

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Harkin, Again, Hints At Consequences For Off-The-Reservation Chairmen Lieberman

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...Talking Points Memo Brian Beutler | October 30, 2009, 9:17AM Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)--chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee is rare among senior Senate Democrats. Whereas many in the party view seniority as akin to tenur

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Lieberman May Support Republicans in 2010

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...one person who caucuses with the Democrats to bring this bill down. I don't think he wants to go down in history like that," Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) told reporters Thursday. "He still wants to be a part of the Democratic Party although he is a register

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Iowa groups get $215 million in tax credits

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...your thoughts on this question. - Sorry, comments are closed for this story. (10-29) 11:15 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin says the U.S. Treasury Department has awarded $215 million in tax credits to three Iowa-based organizations. The fund

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