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19 Mar 2012, 5:00 am
Senator Tom Harkin (IA-D) introduced this bill last week. [read post]
14 Aug 2008, 10:42 pm
Senators Richard Durbin, Judd Gregg, Christopher Dodd, Richard Burr, Tom Harkin, and Lamar Alexander have developed constructive legislation in a bipartisan manner, proving that the safety of the food we serve our families is not a partisan political issue. [read post]
17 Dec 2007, 7:45 am
Vote tally: Boxer, Feingold, Cantwell, Brown, Harkin, Wyden, Cardin, Kerry, Menendez and Dodd voted in the negative so far. [read post]
17 Sep 2009, 12:20 pm
Tom Harkin (D-IA) to make an announcement when a deal is reached. [read post]
21 Jul 2010, 7:08 am
She wrote that Senate leadership asked her to work with Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Mike Enzi (R-WY) to come to a compromise on BPA and that if a compromise was not possible she would offer an amendment on the floor. [read post]
21 May 2013, 4:02 am
The Senate measure was introduced on May 13; it currently has two cosponsors, Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), and has been referred to the HELP Committee. [read post]
14 Jun 2021, 3:14 pm
” The fight also underscores the degree to which disability rights, once championed both by Democrats like former Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa and Republicans like former Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, have become one more partisan football, even though there are millions of disabled voters in both parties. [read post]
13 Mar 2009, 9:07 am
Co-sponsor Tom Harkin (D-IA) explained, “just as the National Labor Relations Act, the 40-hour week and the minimum wage helped to pull us out of the Great Depression and into a period of unprecedented prosperity, so too will the Employee Free Choice Act help reinvigorate our economy. [read post]
10 May 2012, 2:48 pm
" In response to the Senators' letter, the chairman of the Senate health and labor committee, Senator Harkin, decided to grant their request for a hearing stating as follows: "Every American deserves an equal opportunity to earn a good living, judged by their talent, ability and qualifications free from discrimination. [read post]
30 May 2010, 6:13 am
While the Congressional conferees are not yet certain, press reports indicate that the Senate members will include, from the Democratic side of the aisle, Senators Dodd, Johnson, Harkin, Leahy, Lincoln, Reed and Schumer, and, from the Republican side of the aisle, Senators Corker, Chambliss, Crapo, Gregg and Shelby. [read post]
18 Apr 2012, 12:20 pm
Just a few weeks ago, Senator Harkin introduced the Rebuild America Act (S. 2252) which would gradually raise the minimum wage from $7.25 per to hour (a wage that leaves a mother with two kids working full time, year round, well below poverty) to $9.80 per hour over the next two-and-a-half years. [read post]
22 Jul 2011, 2:56 pm
Others who have voiced support for this potential directive are Jared Polis (D-CO) as well as Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR). [read post]
29 Apr 2009, 4:17 pm
Leahy (Vt.) and Tom Harkin (Iowa). [read post]
19 Mar 2012, 5:00 am
Senator Tom Harkin (IA-D) introduced this bill last week. [read post]
4 Apr 2012, 6:49 am
Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), John McCain (R-Ariz.), Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.). [read post]
27 May 2010, 7:21 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – Senators Harkin and Hatch have introduced the Dietary Supplement Full Implementation and Enforcement Act of 2010 (S. 3414). [read post]
9 May 2012, 6:55 am
The Rebuild America Act, introduced by Senator Harkin (D-IA) in late March, would help address several challenges that low-income working moms face by raising the minimum wage, including the minimum cash wage for tipped workers; expanding funding for child care assistance; and guaranteeing paid sick days. [read post]
12 Aug 2010, 3:32 pm
Six senators, Tom Harkin (D-IA), Mike Enzi (R-WY), the bill's authors Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Judd Gregg (R-NH), and the lead co-sponsors Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Richard Burr (R-NC), worked out the compromise. [read post]
31 Jul 2012, 7:40 am
The report, “For Profit Higher Education: The Failure to Safeguard the Federal Investment and Ensure Student Success,” was the result of Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)’s two-year investigation into the growing for-profit higher education sector. [read post]
15 Dec 2010, 1:11 pm
Here’s who voted against the deal: Bingaman (D-NM) Coburn (R-OK) DeMint (R-SC) Dorgan (D-ND) Ensign (R-NV) Feingold (D-WI) Gillibrand (D-NY) Hagan (D-NC) Harkin (D-IA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Merkley (D-OR) Sanders (I-VT) Sessions (R-AL) Udall (D-CO) Udall (D-NM) Voinovich (R-OH) Wyden (D-OR) The deal now goes to the House of Representatives where, according to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), discussions will begin in earnest tomorrow… [read post]
