Tom Harkin — Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

By Caitlin Ginley

Veteran Iowa Democrat Tom Harkin assumed the chairmanship of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in 2009 following th

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Capitol Hill stem-cell backers received health industry dollars

By M. Asif Ismail and Christine Morente

WASHINGTON, August 30, 2001 — U.S. representatives and senators who strongly pushed for federally subsidized embryonic stem cell research ha

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"… overnment-funded stem cell research are Senators Arlen Specter, R-Pa., and Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. Harkin is the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee …"

Reform reading: Banks prepare for stress tests, possible rise in ATM fees

By Julie Vorman

A roundup of news and commentary to help consumers monitor the transparency and accountability of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law. ...

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"… -Frank bill debate, banking lobbyists killed a proposal by Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa to cap ATM fees at 50 cents per transaction. The senator argued th …"

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Investigation, audit reveal past mismanagement by Gore's campaign manager

By Bill Hogan

WASHINGTON, October 2, 1999 — On May 11, praising "his leadership skills and strategic vision," Vice President Al Gore named Tony Coelho gen

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"… nstitute of Environmental Health Sciences: Senators Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Harry Reid (D-Nev.); and Representatives Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), …"

Last minute flurry of ethanol lobbying at OMB

By Marianne Lavelle

The Obama administration is getting plenty of input on the Farm Belt’s favorite alternative fuel — ethanol. Of specific interest: whether it

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"… ext administration. And on March 13, a dozen Senators led by Iowa Democrat Tom Harkin and Republican Charles Grassley picked up the baton in a letter to EPA Adm …"

SOLUTIONS: Funding channel for military schools already exists

By John Forkenbrock

The director of the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools believes an adequate funding channel for military schools alrtered

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"… tional Association of Federally Impacted Schools, with the support of Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, was successful in gaining a $100 million appropriation for school …"

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Consultants

By Kevin Bogardus

Profiles of the top consultants in 2003 and 2004

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"… erry during their presidential runs, as well as Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Tom Harkin. Strategy also pulled in more than $1.3 million from the Media Fund, a 527 …"

Salmonella lurks from farm to fork

Salmonella infections are on the rise, sickening more than a million Americans a year

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"… have stagnated.Following the court decision in the Supreme Beef case, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, introduced legislation to give USDA the legal authority to shut d …"

FACT CHECK: Crossroads GPS twists facts in Senate ads

By FactCheck.Org

Conservative group makes leaping statements in two ads attacking politicians

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"… door for all states to get the additional federal dollars. Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa told Politico: “When you look at it, I thought well God, good, i …"

OSHA rules on workplace toxics stalled

By Jim Morris

Rules that would reduce worker exposures to two well-known lung hazards, beryllium and silica, are stuck in the regulatory pipeline.

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"… ical amendments.“The standard-setting process at OSHA is broken,” Sen. Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, Education, La …"

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