Thomas Harkin In The News
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
January 14, 2008 Ghana Tackles Child Labour •In Cocoa Areas
Last week, a delegation from the US Congress including representative Elliot Engel of New York, Senator Thomas Harkin of Iowa, and Senator Bernard Sanders ...
January 10, 2008 US Congressmen probe child labour on Ghana’s cocoa farms
The delegation, led by Senators Thomas Harkin of Iowa and Bernard Sanders of Vermont and the New York State Representative, Elliot Engel, is visiting some ...
January 10, 2008 US Congressmen probe child labour on Ghana’s cocoa farms
The delegation, led by Senators Thomas Harkin of Iowa and Bernard Sanders of Vermont and the New York State Representative, Elliot Engel, is visiting some ...
October 01, 2007 This Halloween: Know Where Your Chocolate Comes From
About five years ago, Senator Thomas Harkin (D, Iowa) led an investigation into allegations of child slavery in the African cocoa trade. ...
September 14, 2007 Senator: Farming's future is green
US Sen. Thomas Harkin, D-Iowa, looks at Will County Executive Larry Walsh's farm Thursday in Elwood during a visit to talk to farmers and politicians about ...
August 25, 2007 A morte massiva das abelhas(CCD)
The Sierra ClubGenetic Engineering Committee recently published a letter to Senator Thomas Harkin on the web.They are of the opinion that "highly respected ...
July 02, 2007 Congress Scrutinizes Spending At CDC
A top Democrat, Sen. Thomas Harkin, gets his name on the new $106 million communications and visitors center, complete with waterfalls, plasma TV's and more ...
July 02, 2007 Congress Scrutinizes Spending At CDC
A top Democrat, Sen. Thomas Harkin, gets his name on the new $106 million communications and visitors center, complete with waterfalls, plasma TV's and more ...
July 02, 2007 Congress Scrutinizes Spending At CDC
A top Democrat, Sen. Thomas Harkin, gets his name on the new $106 million communications and visitors center, complete with waterfalls, plasma TV's and more ...
March 14, 2007 Ballinasloe close in on league title
Shane Harkin and Thomas Hannon replied for the losers. They play Kilkerrin or Moore United in the next round. In the Athlone Nissan Division One League, ...
March 11, 2007 Dem caucus begs public access questions
Up before the council that day was Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr.'s veto against renewing City Court through 2011. The council sustained the veto following the ...
March 08, 2007 Harkin Calls for Open and Fair Competition in Ag Markets
NFU is urging the bill's passage through the Senate. Co-sponsors of Harkin's legislation include Sens. Dorgan, Enzi, Feingold, Thomas, Baucus and McCaskill.
March 07, 2007 US senators to attend services for Eagleton
... Ted Kennedy and Tom Harkin is expected to attend a public memorial service Saturday for former three-term Sen. Thomas Eagleton, who died Sunday. ...
March 07, 2007 Leighlinbridge celebrate golden team
... Christy Hogan, Paddy Dowling, Bob McGrath, Paddy Dermody, Tom (Dillon) Dermody, Jim Harkin, Ned Shannon, Paddy O’Keefe, Geoff Thomas, Jimmy Dermody, ...
March 06, 2007 Danforth, Kennedy to attend Mass for Eagleton
John C. Danforth, R-Mo., and Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass. — are expected to attend the public memorial Mass on Saturday for retired Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton. ...
March 01, 2007 Sen. Tim Mathern, Fargo letter: North Dakota has earned a say ...
Even the Senate Agriculture Committee head, Tom Harkin, indicated that farmers could expect less help this year, because the Iraq war is becoming a black ...
February 26, 2007 City court dead -- but could live again
City Court Judge Jeffrey Harkin said court will cease Dec. 31 unless re-created by another ordinance that can be agreed to by a majority of the council. ...
February 26, 2007 MyTruston, a privacy friendly identity theft prevention/recovery ...
Given current trends, Thomas Harkin (former director of Mastercards fraud division) recently predicted the problem could grow as much as 20 times in a USA ...
February 22, 2007 Every school, every Thursday / Des Moines west
Tom Harkin; Sen. Benjamin Cardin; Sen. Norm Coleman; Sen. John Warner; Sen. Daniel Akaka and Dr. Libby O'Connell, chief historian and senior vice president ...
February 18, 2007 A bigger role for RI?
In 1992, then-Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton went into the election year with about $ million, Iowa Sen. Thomas Harkin raised $2 million and then-Nebraska Sen. ...
February 17, 2007 Equipment buy gives board a fit
William Harkin, associate superintendent of business services for the district, told the board five companies initially responded to the bid request. ...
February 15, 2007 NFU Applauds Introduction of Competition Legislation
NFU will be urging its passage through the Senate. Cosponsors of Harkin's legislation include Sens. Dorgan, Enzi, Feingold, Thomas, Baucus and McCaskill.
February 14, 2007 50 pursue open regents spot
Thomas Kriz of Iowa City, the Johnson County treasurer, said the Board of Regents "has been tarnished by its lack of leadership and its poor decision-making ...
February 14, 2007 50 pursue open regents spot
Thomas Kriz of Iowa City, the Johnson County treasurer, said the Board of Regents "has been tarnished by its lack of leadership and its poor decision-making ...
February 06, 2007 Time has come to cut off funds for war in Iraq
Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, as a co-sponsor). While this action is commendable, if it were to pass, it is likely to be little more than symbolic. ...
February 05, 2007 State Applauds USDA's Proposed Farm Bill As "Florida Friendly"
Bronson joined USDA Undersecretary for Rural Development Thomas Dorr in Arcadia to release details of the proposal, that Bronson calls Florida friendly, ...
February 02, 2007 Fuson: Shake up Washington -- send Senate to Iowa
... located next to the Charles E. Grassley Center for Fiscal Conservatism and Iowa-Friendly Earmarks, and the Thomas R. Harkin Monument to Organized Labor. ...
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