Tom Harkin actually said...

The position of Secretary is critically important not only to America's agriculture producers but to every U.S. citizen.

Harkin highlights the Secretary of Agriculture's vital role for all citizens.

01/13/2009

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I look forward to working with you and to, hopefully, making the Department of Labor a true department of labor.

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We're now the second highest in new unemployment claims, and paid $60 million in claims last month--compared to $27 million in December 2007...

Sixty-three percent of people with disabilities are unemployed. That is shocking.