Tom Harkin
Tom Harkin
Thomas Richard "Tom" Harkinis an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1985...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 November 1939
CityCumming, IA
CountryUnited States of America
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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has determined that our bill will cost about an average of $1.19 a month, ... So, for less than the cost of a Big Mac, you're guaranteed that the medical decisions that affect your life and the lives of your family are made by you and your doctor, not by HMO accountants.
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It's hard to believe the objective is better service when on its face, this plan to shutter nearly a fourth of Iowa's county offices will lead to more driving, greater inconvenience and less service,
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Shuttering nearly a fourth of the FSA offices in Iowa can only lead to more inconvenience and less service for Iowans.
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He has to go. Nothing, I think, less will suffice, ... It's not enough just for Secretary Rumsfeld to say that some people in the lower ranks are responsible for this -- this goes all the way up.
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When we debate the impeachment of the president of the United States, this is something that affects every citizen of this country, and I believe they have a right again to witness that debate and to witness how and why we reach those decisions.
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Would anyone advocate that we take the fences off the playground for elementary schools and just let kids run around in the streets? ... By the same token, why would we allow schools to sort of poison our kids with junk food?
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What we know is maybe the tip of the iceberg here,
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We are all human. We all make mistakes -- even a president. Most Americans share my belief that it's in our best interests to put this behind us and move on,
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Maybe our bill is not perfect, but it's a heck of a lot better than what the House did.
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That will have little kids associate learning, associate getting better and progressing with eating Oreo cookies,
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Parents still lack basic information on the calorie and fat content on the meals that they and their children eat at restaurants.
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Parents should know that our schools are now one of the largest sources of unhealthy food for their kids.
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US farmers should not have to compete with foreign governments in international markets.
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When I first heard about it, I said, 'Oh no, not again.' The Kennedy family ... you talk about star-crossed. They've done a lot of good things, but, my gosh -- they've had a lot of tragedy in that family.