U.S. Congress - Senator Tom Harkin, Iowa (D) 
Senator Thomas Harkin
Democrat • Iowa • 10th Term • Sworn In 1975
- 45 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 20 of 100) 1 Made Into Law (Ranks 3 of 100)
- 162 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 38 of 100) 2 Made Into Law (Ranks 15 of 100)
- Most often votes with:
- Sen. Al Franken
- Sen. Susan Collins
- Least often votes with:
- Sen. Ben Nelson
- Sen. Jim DeMint
- Votes with party 90%
- Abstains: 1%
Person's Views
- Today: 71
- Past Seven Days: 258
- All-Time: 35,129
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
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S.Res.453Introduced May 10, 2012 17 Views
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that supporting seniors and individuals with disabilities is an important responsibility of th...
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S.2509Introduced May 07, 2012 12 Views
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on programmable controllers certified by the importer as designed for use in agricultural and off-road ...
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S.2514Introduced May 07, 2012 11 Views
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on orthotoluidine.
Most Recent Co-Sponsored Bills
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S.3048Introduced May 09, 2012 19 Views
A bill to provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient banking system, and for other purposes.
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S.3054 - Army Arsenal Strategic Workload Enhancement Act of 2012Introduced May 09, 2012 28 Views
A bill to provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their function as a critical component of the organic defense industrial base.
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S.2343 - Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of2012Introduced May 09, 2012 290 Views
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, and for other purposes.
Recent Voting History
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On the Nomination (Confirmation John J. Tharp, Jr., of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois)May 14, 2012
Aye
(with party)
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S.2343 Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of2012
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2343)May 08, 2012 Aye
(with party)
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On the Nomination (Confirmation Jacqueline H. Nguyen, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit)May 07, 2012 Aye
(with party)
Recent News Coverage
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05/14/12
Editorial: Veterans are not 'dollar signs in uniform'
...student, and it's a dubious way to invest taxpayer money. It's just all the more offensive when applied to veterans. As Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, says, the GI benefit is a life-changing "one-time shot." His legislation to plug the 10% loophole is a sensi
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USA Today
05/13/12
Iowa delegation frustrated by student loan impasse
...in debt — 72 percent. Iowa’s two senators said they share the public’s frustration but blame each other’s parties. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, also called for an idea he first proposed in 1995 — when Democrats were in the Senate minority — that
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The Gazette
05/11/12
Greater Des Moines development group hears D.C. delegation stress certainty
...year expire, a move that would affect wealthy, middle-class and low-income Americans. His Senate counterpart, Democrat Tom Harkin, said the pre-eminent challenge was to rebuild the U.S. middle class. Harkin said many middle-class Iowans are paying a hig
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Des Moines Register
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Editorial: Veterans are not 'dollar signs in uniform'
...student, and it's a dubious way to invest taxpayer money. It's just all the more offensive when applied to veterans. As Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, says, the GI benefit is a life-changing "one-time shot." His legislation to plug the 10% loophole is a sensi
Iowa delegation frustrated by student loan impasse
...in debt — 72 percent. Iowa’s two senators said they share the public’s frustration but blame each other’s parties. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, also called for an idea he first proposed in 1995 — when Democrats were in the Senate minority — that
Greater Des Moines development group hears D.C. delegation stress certainty
...year expire, a move that would affect wealthy, middle-class and low-income Americans. His Senate counterpart, Democrat Tom Harkin, said the pre-eminent challenge was to rebuild the U.S. middle class. Harkin said many middle-class Iowans are paying a hig
Recent Blog Coverage
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05/14/12
A college both left and right should be angry about « The Enterprise ...
So let's get this straight: When for-profits spend public money on marketing instead of education, Senator Tom Harkin calls them to the carpet in the Senate. But when a nonprofit university feeds at the federal trough to the tune ...
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Andrew P. Kelly
05/14/12
Medicare, Medicaid and USPS losses are orders of magnitude ...
“Last night's announcement is a sign that large financial institutions continue to pose significant risk to the economy,” Sen. Tom Harkin (D., Iowa) said in a statement to Dow Jones Newswires on Friday. “These 'too-big-to-fail' ...
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steve
05/14/12
Senator Harkin's staff tour Woodbury Elementary « Bobcats Making ...
Representatives from U.S. Senator Tom Harkin's office visited Woodbury Elementary May 10, observing classrooms and learning more about the Dual Language Program. Laura Sands and Omar Padilla from Sen. Harkin's ...
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A college both left and right should be angry about « The Enterprise ...
So let's get this straight: When for-profits spend public money on marketing instead of education, Senator Tom Harkin calls them to the carpet in the Senate. But when a nonprofit university feeds at the federal trough to the tune ...
Medicare, Medicaid and USPS losses are orders of magnitude ...
“Last night's announcement is a sign that large financial institutions continue to pose significant risk to the economy,” Sen. Tom Harkin (D., Iowa) said in a statement to Dow Jones Newswires on Friday. “These 'too-big-to-fail' ...
Senator Harkin's staff tour Woodbury Elementary « Bobcats Making ...
Representatives from U.S. Senator Tom Harkin's office visited Woodbury Elementary May 10, observing classrooms and learning more about the Dual Language Program. Laura Sands and Omar Padilla from Sen. Harkin's ...
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