Tom Harkin actually said...

The part of the budget devoted to firefighting has gone from 20 to 50 percent, taking away critical resources.

Harkin discusses budget cuts affecting forest management due to increased firefighting needs.

01/13/2009

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I fought hard to overturn the Bush Administration limitation on stem cell research.

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