Senator Thomas Harkin
Democrat • Iowa • 10th Term • Sworn In 1975
- 36 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 20 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 16 of 100)
- 103 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 46 of 100) 5 Made Into Law (Ranks 3 of 100)
- Most often votes with:
- Sen. Richard Durbin
- Sen. Susan Collins
- Least often votes with:
- Sen. Evan Bayh
- Sen. Thomas Coburn
- Votes with party 95%
- Abstains: 1%
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Senate unveils its health reform plan
...lower the number of uninsured by 31 million. “What’s not to like about this bill?” asked Senate Health Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, ...
Lieberman says he wouldn't be alon...
...to vote for cloture," Lieberman said, reiterating a threat to join a filibuster of the Senate bill. By contrast, Sen. Tom Harkin (D...
Republicans blast 'bait and switch...
...bill By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent Manuel Balce Ceneta Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., with Sens. Tom Harkin,...
Reid: Finish line on health care i...
...lower the number of uninsured by 31 million. "What's not to like about this bill?" asked Senate Health Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, ...
GOP seeks continued Treasury backi...
...overhaul either in public or private ranges from 12 to 20. No legislation has yet been introduced in the Senate. Aides to Sen. Tom Har...
Senate rolls out $849 billion heal...
... Sen. Tom Harkin flashes the victory sign after Senate Democrats unveiled their health care proposal on Wednesday. How closely are...
$849 billion health bill sets up h...
...Balce Ceneta)Sens. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., left, Al Franken, D-Minn., Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Mark Begich, D-Alaska, Tom Harkin, D-Io...
Grassley praises Harkin’s recommen...
...Rose, the U.S. Attorney nominee for the Northern District of Iowa who took part in the legal proceedings. While U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin h...
Report: Work injuries and illnesse...
...underreporting so clearly documented in this report is undermining the health and safety of American workers," said Sen. Tom Harkin, D...
A Sweetheart Deal for Big Business
...without the business-friendly sweetener, but nonetheless agreed to the tax rebates “as a means of greasing the skids,” as Sen. Tom Har...
Blog Coverage
Big Government » Blog Archive » Ob...
HeatherRadish - November 19th, 2009 at 9:23 pm. Has anyone checked to see how much money the company who delivered the picnic tables gave...
Video: Harkin Voices Opposition to...
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, made it clear last night on the Rache...
Under-reporting in workplace injuries
The issue has led Senator Tom Harkin, Democrat of Iowa chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, to warn that the ...
Glancing Backward, 11/19/09 | Twee...
Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch is 74. Talk show host Dick Cavett is 73. Broadcasting and sports mogul Ted Turner is 71. Singer Pe...
GayPolitics.com » Feldblum answers...
Chai Feldblum, an openly lesbian nominee for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, today answered a question put to her by Se...
A few random political notes « Soh...
I don't have the link handy, but Sen. Landrieu said she would “make up her mind” today. No word yet from Lieberman or Lincoln, although i...
EARLY BIRD: Highlights in history ...
Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, is 70. TV journalist Garrick Utley is 70. Actor Dan Haggerty is 68. Former Health and Human Services Secretary T...
Harry Reid Moves Massive Health Bi...
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) earlier threatened to withhold a vote to even debate the bill because of the opt-out provision for states. On We...
Senate leader unveils $849 billion...
Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, who succeeded the late Sen. Edward Kennedy as chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Commi...
Hotline After Dark -- Profile Is C...
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), on whether the Dems have cloture: "To put it in baseball terms, we rounded third and we're heading to home. And I...
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U.S. Congress - Senator Tom Harkin, Iowa (D)
