H000206 1939-11-19 3701 731 Hart Senate Office Building http://harkin.senate.gov/c/index.cfm 202-224-9369 Thomas 'd':4 'ia':5 'sen':1 'tom':8 'thoma':2,6,9 'harkin':3,7,10 M 300051 Harkin Tom_Harkin Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA] 1929 Tom N00004207 9540 Democrat 202-224-3254 Roman Catholic IA Tom Thomas Harkin 3.10714285714286 http://harkin.senate.gov/ SenatorTomHarkin 300051 Person democrat Thu Nov 19 11:15:49 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...lower the number of uninsured by 31 million. “What’s not to like about this bill?” asked Senate Health Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat. If the Senate moves ahead with consideration of the bill, the debate is expected to last until '31':13 'ask':23 'tom':28 'bill':22,42 'iowa':31 'last':48 'like':19 'move':36 'plan':6 'ahead':37 'debat':44 'lower':7 'senat':1,24,35 'expect':46 'harkin':29 'health':4,25 'number':9 'reform':5 'unveil':2 'million':14 'uninsur':11 'chairman':27 'committe':26 'consider':39 'democrat':32 'kansascity.com':50 6736981 true true daylife KansasCity.com http://www.kansascity.com/ OK http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics/story/1579489.html 300051 Person senate Thu Nov 19 22:21:36 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...to vote for cloture," Lieberman said, reiterating a threat to join a filibuster of the Senate bill. By contrast, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, said Wednesday evening that 'd':35 'say':2 'sen':31 'tom':32 'alon':7 'bill':28 'educ':43 'even':51 'help':47 'hill':54 'iowa':36 'join':22 'said':17,49 'vote':13 'labor':44 'senat':27,41 'clotur':15 'd-iowa':34 'harkin':33 'health':42 'option':10 'public':9 'reiter':18 'threat':20 'wouldn':4 'pension':46 'chairman':38 'committe':48 'contrast':30 'filibust':11,24 'lieberman':1,16 'wednesday':50 6739843 true true daylife The Hill http://www.thehill.com/ OK http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/68631-lieberman-says-he-wouldnt-be-alone-in-public-option-filibuster 300051 Person republican Thu Nov 19 22:21:36 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...bill By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent Manuel Balce Ceneta Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., with Sens. 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The long-awaited bill differs from the version passed in the House of Representatives Nov. 7 in at least three '7':53 'd':35 '31':17 'ask':27 'nov':52 'tom':32 'bill':26,41 'care':6 'hous':49 'iowa':36 'like':23 'line':3 'long':39 'pass':46 'reid':1 'await':40 'final':8 'least':56 'lower':11 'senat':28 'sight':10 'three':57 'd-iowa':34 'differ':42 'finish':2 'harkin':33 'health':5,29 'herald':59 'number':13 'repres':51 'million':18 'uninsur':15 'version':45 'chairman':31 'committe':30 'bradenton':58 'long-await':38 6734437 true true daylife Bradenton Herald http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/ OK http://www.bradenton.com/politics/story/1860250.html 300051 Person senate Wed Nov 18 22:22:57 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...overhaul either in public or private ranges from 12 to 20. No legislation has yet been introduced in the Senate. Aides to Sen. 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Richard Durbin, D-Ill., left, Al Franken, D-Minn., Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Mark Begich, D-Alaska, Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., are all smiles during a news conference on health care legislation on Ca 'd':15,21,26,32,37,45 'n':27 'y':28 'al':18 'ca':59 '849':1 'd-n':25 'ill':16 'nev':46 'sen':11 'set':5 'tom':34 'balc':9 'bill':4 'care':56 'iowa':38 'left':17 'mark':29 'minn':22 'news':52 'reid':43 'charl':23 'd-ill':14 'd-nev':44 'debat':8 'harri':42 'major':40 'senat':39 'smile':49 'alaska':33 'begich':30 'ceneta':10 'confer':53 'd-iowa':36 'd-minn':20 'durbin':13 'harkin':35 'health':3,55 'histor':7 'leader':41 'legisl':57 'vendor':63 'atlanta':60 'billion':2 'franken':19 'journal':61 'richard':12 'schumer':24 'd-alaska':31 'constitut':62 6734433 true true daylife Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor http://ajc.com/ OK http://www.ajc.com/business/849-billion-health-bill-203618.html 300051 Person sen\. Wed Nov 18 22:22:57 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...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 has already labeled such criticism as “misplaced,” U.S. Sen. 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