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2003 2008 Senator IA Democrat
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Recent Voting History

The votes below were taken by roll call, a voting procedure that records a vote from every Senator or Representative on the bill under consideration. This Member of Congress may have voted on other bills by the process known as "voice vote", but these votes are not recorded.
BillVoted
H.R.3221 New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act
On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the Amendments of the House, Striking Title VI through XI, To the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3221 )
Aye
July 07, 2008
H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
On the Motion (Motion To Concur In House Amdts To Senate Amdt To House Amdt To Senate Amdt To H.R. 2642 )
Aye
June 26, 2008
H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBH Re: Motion To Concur In House Amdts To Senate Amdt To House Amdt To Senate Amdt To H.R. 2642 )
Aye
June 26, 2008

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June 12, 2008 Where does the non-farm farm bill funding go?

During voting for the bill, Senator Thomas Harkin (D-Iowa) said, "This bill does more to strengthen federal food assistance than any bill we have passed ...

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Source: The Marshall Democrat-News, MO


June 11, 2008 Gap's Message on Child Labor

... president of the Gap brand in North America, and Sen. Thomas Harkin (D., Iowa), a leader on eradicating the worst forms of child labor and chairman of ...

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Source: Women's Wear Daily


February 19, 2008 Where's The Stem Celebration?

When Bush put limits on federal funding of ESCR, he was called a "moral ayatollah" by Sen. Thomas Harkin. Never mind that he was right that non-embryonic ...

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June 26, 2008 number

The Sierra Club Genetic Engineering Committee recently published a letter to Senator Thomas Harkin on the web. They are of the opinion that "highly respected scientists believe that exposure to genetically engineered crops and their ...

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June 19, 2008 pesticides

The Sierra Club Genetic Engineering Committee recently published a letter to Senator Thomas Harkin on the web.[9] They are of the opinion that "highly respected scientists believe that exposure to genetically engineered crops and their ...

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June 12, 2008 The Gap issues Op-Ed on child labor issue

Today, WWD runs an Op-Ed by Marka Hansen, president of the Gap in North America, and Sen. Thomas Harkin (D., Iowa), chairman of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on labor, health and human services and education, outlining some of ...

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Campaign Contributions

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Top Funding Industry: Lawyers & Lobbyists
Top Contributor: Herbalife International ($55,836)
IndustryDonation% of total
Lawyers & Lobbyists $665,239 18.1 %
Finance/Insur/RealEst $638,369 17.3 %
Health $556,295 15.1 %
Other $447,287 12.1 %
Agribusiness $408,240 11.1 %
Misc Business $281,891 7.6 %
Communic/Electronics $194,400 5.3 %
Labor $156,125 4.2 %
Ideology/Single-Issue $144,695 3.9 %
Energy/Nat Resource $60,936 1.7 %
Construction $55,260 1.5 %
Transportation $42,403 1.2 %
Defense $33,950 0.9 %
Total:$3,685,090

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