U.S. Congress - Senator Tom Harkin, Iowa (D) 
Senator Thomas Harkin
Democrat • Iowa • 10th Term • Sworn In 1975
- 46 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: 37
- Past Seven Days: 233
- All-Time: 35,139
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
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S.3187Introduced May 15, 2012 4 Views
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices...
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S.Res.453Introduced May 10, 2012 23 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.2513Introduced May 07, 2012 15 Views
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Fosamine.
Most Recent Co-Sponsored Bills
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S.3048Introduced May 09, 2012 21 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 32 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 15, 2012 201 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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S.Con.Res.44 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022.
On the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Proceed to Consider S.Con.Res. 44)May 16, 2012
Nay
(with party)
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S.Con.Res.42 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2012, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2022.
On the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Proceed to Consider S.Con.Res. 42)May 16, 2012 Nay
(with party)
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S.Con.Res.37 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022.
On the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Proceed to Consider S.Con.Res. 37)May 16, 2012 Nay
(with party)
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05/15/12
Could Taxes Have Prevented Rampage Of The London Whale?
...of both transactions even though I made no money. The European Commission recently proposed such a tax for the EU, and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) proposed one in the U.S. The second option is a financial activities tax (known,
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Forbes
05/15/12
Youth Activists Tell Senate to Stand With Students; Senate Sits This One Out
...offices to deliver information packets to urge their senators to support the bill, while Senators Jack Reed, Sherrod Brown, and Tom Harkin addressed the importance of passing the bill in a press conference. If Congress doesn’t figure out a way to pay
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Campus Progress
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
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Could Taxes Have Prevented Rampage Of The London Whale?
...of both transactions even though I made no money. The European Commission recently proposed such a tax for the EU, and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) proposed one in the U.S. The second option is a financial activities tax (known,
Youth Activists Tell Senate to Stand With Students; Senate Sits This One Out
...offices to deliver information packets to urge their senators to support the bill, while Senators Jack Reed, Sherrod Brown, and Tom Harkin addressed the importance of passing the bill in a press conference. If Congress doesn’t figure out a way to pay
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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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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