Feb 7, 2002
I ask my friend: OK, if you are not going to plant that, what would the Senator plant? You have land. You have fixed costs.
Tom Harkin
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Tom Harkin is a former U.S. Senator from Iowa who served from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Harkin was known for his advocacy on disability rights and health care reform. He played a significant role in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act and was a strong proponent of mental health services and education initiatives. Throughout his tenure, Harkin focused on issues affecting working families and rural communities in Iowa.
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Feb 6, 2002
I say to my friend from Montana, we will work together to try to get this language modified. I guarantee the Senator he will have the opportunity to offer that at some point before we finish this bill.
Feb 6, 2002
In discussions with the Senator from Montana, he has obviously raised some good points. Part of the bill addresses some of the problems already. I refer to page 213 of the bill, section 212. We provide for a study on economic effects…
Feb 6, 2002
Yes. That is why this amendment I have offered is much more limited in scope than the broad issue they were talking about.
Feb 6, 2002
I think that letter is just opposed to the whole competition title that we had in the chairman's mark of the farm bill last fall.
Jan 29, 2002
Senator Baucus and Senator Daschle have provided great leadership on this important issue of the stimulus. There is one part of the amendment that is before us that is vitally important to all of our States as we are facing this downturn…
Dec 20, 2001
The Senator from Arizona never mentioned the projects in Arizona in the amount of $6.7 million. Let me read a couple: University of Arizona for a border health initiative. There is one for Pima Community College in Arizona for minority…
Dec 20, 2001
The answer is there are 1,600 different items in this bill. If the Senator has about 60 seconds of patience, I will find out for him. Mr. McCAIN. I thank you, but it is an example. The manager of the bill doesn't even know where a place…
Dec 20, 2001
I believe we came out with a good bill, one that will move us forward. But now, as I said at the time when the authorizing bill passed: We have created the authorization, now show us the money. I think this is an appropriate time to say…
Dec 18, 2001
Hope springs eternal. I will not give up. I will not quit. I will never give up in trying to get the best deal possible for all the farmers of this country. I don't care how long we have to stay here, how late we have to stay here. I will…
Dec 18, 2001
It is just a darn shame that our farmers and our ranchers and our people in rural America and in our small towns are being held hostage to a game of politics this late in the year on this farm bill.
Dec 18, 2001
There is no doubt we need to make education the top priority in this Nation. ... I await the Bush budget next year.
Dec 14, 2001
This is the amendment on the Environmental Quality Incentives Program that would allow cost-share funds to all existing livestock operations, but would limit it for the largest ones that are new or expanded after this bill is enacted; is…
Dec 13, 2001
What a great series, one of the best World Series I have ever watched, being a baseball nut like I am. I think what the Diamondbacks showed is not to ever count anyone out and never give up. I think the thing that came through with that…
Dec 13, 2001
I do not know why we cannot agree to a time limit. We have people in the Chamber who are interested in the amendment. We can reach a time agreement, and everybody will have their time. The Senator from New Hampshire said he wants to take 5…
Dec 13, 2001
What is medium-sized? Does the Senator have a definition for what a medium-sized farm might be, or ranch?
Dec 13, 2001
I say to my friend, I don't see that. The President can do all this and notify Congress. We don't have any power to do anything, according to this.
Dec 13, 2001
I say to my friend that the Fish and Wildlife Service has to abide by the Administrative Procedure Act and the laws passed by Congress. The Congress has every power to review and to keep the Fish and Wildlife Service--as the Senator knows…
Dec 13, 2001
Having served on the Small Business Committee of the Senate now for 17 years, I am fully aware of all of the acts adopted in that Committee. But there is nothing in the Small Business Administration Act that allows the SBA Administrator to…
Dec 12, 2001
I really believe my colleague's amendment would upset that balance greatly. And even though we might want to do more for nutrition, I believe we have met our responsibilities for nutrition in this bill to meet the nutritional needs of our…
Dec 7, 2001
I have been especially concerned about possible threats to the U.S. food supply and about our lack of protections and monitoring of our food. Project Alpha is a proactive approach using advanced technologies, expert systems, and thinking…
Dec 7, 2001
If it is true, as has been said, that transportation is the veins and arteries of our free enterprise system in America, surely O'Hare is the heart pump. When O'Hare backs up, everything backs up. Airports back up all over the country…
Dec 5, 2001
The Budget Committee allotted us $73.5 billion. I also thank him for continuing to point out the dire state of agriculture today. When I first spoke, I pointed out that if you discount the added money the Congress is providing every year…
Dec 4, 2001
The conference report indicates that $5 million is provided for bus replacement in Iowa. But, it is my understanding that the intent was to allow these funds which have been allocated in a collaborative process involving the Iowa DOT and…
Nov 7, 2001
The Compassion Capital Fund will provide grants to public/private partnerships to help charitable organizations develop ``best practices'' as a social service agency. The goal of grantees of the Compassion Capital Fund will be to improve…
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