“a stunning failure of leadership”
“This budget is the epitome of 'America Last.'”
“We are unstoppable.”
“Everything will get better.”
“I vowed not to let Israel or America’s friends in the Persian Gulf 'get hurt or fail in any way, shape, or form.'”
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On the recordJuly 14, 2010
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness of the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 14, 2010, at 3 p.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Marine Wealth: Promoting Conservation and Advancing American Exports.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. subcommittee on Water and Power
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Congressional Record · 2010-07-14

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