Tom Harkin

Again, this one paragraph really bothers me. Again, I don't understand how the Department of Defense can say that: [It does not] support pay raises that provide greater percentage increases in basic pay and/or allowances to junior members…

But the bill we have before us provides for a $180 bonus payment to any person in the armed services who qualifies for food stamps. That is a great step. I applaud it. I support it wholeheartedly. But, again, in looking at it, I think…

first I want to most sincerely compliment the distinguished Senator from Virginia, the chairman of the committee, and the ranking member, Senator Levin, for bringing this bill to the floor so expeditiously. The pay structure of the…

Mr. President, in the bill there is an important provision that allows for $180 to be given to help the enlisted personnel who are on food stamps. We have people in uniform today who are eligible for food stamps. There is a $180 special…

I heard some people say I am harming the WIC Program. I disagree. You tell me how fair it is for young soldiers here under the current rules. Military families living in the United States are eligible for WIC, and their wives are pregnant…

A few weeks ago, I used a barnyard term that is quite known in Iowa to describe what I thought of this case. The longer this case has gone on, the more I am convinced this characterization is correct. This case should never have been…

So now we have the involvement of Linda Tripp giving information to Paula Jones' attorneys. From about late October, early November until January 1998, a lawyer by the name of Jerome Marcus in Philadelphia, who has done extensive work for…

So I just want to end this part of my discussion by saying we have heard a lot about the rule of law recently, about how it applies. Now, how about how it applies to those who are supposed to enforce the law, how it applies to Ken Starr…

let me take off a little bit on one aspect of this. Some people say, ``Well, there is a benefit to Senators meeting quietly, privately to discuss these.'' I believe that, and I would not, in any way, want to close, for example, some of the…

The hallmark of our Republic and of our system of government is openness and transparency. The history of this Senate has been one of opening the doors. The first three sessions of the U.S. Senate were held in secret behind closed doors…

I take the floor today with my colleague and friend from Minnesota, Senator Wellstone, to speak about an issue that is going to be coming up here in the next several days that is going to have an importance to all of the American people…

I am pleased to introduce S. 18 as part of the Democratic package, the SAFER Meat and Poultry Act, a bill that will make meat and poultry products safer for our families and our children. The bill provisions are simple, obvious authorities…

We urge the distinguished Senators who are sitting as triers of fact in this case not to be fooled. We urge you to use your common sense, your reasoning, your varied and successful career experiences, just as any trier of fact and law…

Mr. Chief Justice, I object to the use and the continued use of the word ``jurors'' when referring to the Senate sitting as triers in a trial of the impeachment of the President of the United States. Mr. Chief Justice, I base my objection…

the legislation that is pending provides funding for nearly all domestic discretionary programs for the upcoming year. As we know, it combines 8 of the 13 regular spending bills, as well as a large number of other unrelated legislative…

I turn my attention to another issue that is closely akin to education, an issue I have been working on for a long time, one which has come to the front now because of all the negotiations going on. That is the issue of child labor. In…

I can only come to the realization that perhaps the American people are a little bit confused now about what is going on. I respectfully submit that may be the point of what is going on--to try to confuse the American people. I am going to…

Another recent article from Computer World, dated October 5, 1998, talked about the same subject: The year 2000 retention drama is playing out differently from what was expected. The widely anticipated programmer shortage never quite…

I think this bill, at the time it came up, was probably well intentioned. Another article I want to have printed in the Record is an article from Labor Relations Week, dated September 30, 1998: The latest data from the Challenger report…

I just want to explain why I object to this bill. This is the bill that would have increased the number of H-1B visas from 65,000 per year to 115,000 for next year and the year after, then drop down to 107,500 in 2001 and back down to…

I object because I think while this maybe had some legitimacy at some time because of the projected shortage in computer programmers, every indication is that has not happened. Obviously, we don't need to pass this bill right now. I think…

Again, this conference report needs to be rejected and sent back for further work to restore farm income protection by removing the marketing loan rate caps. There are also two other areas in which the conference report is not acceptable…

A poll was prepared by Rock Wood Research... 72.5 percent said they wanted the loan rates raised. Another question: A farm program should retain planting flexibility, including farmer-owned and farmer-controlled grain reserves; 85.9…

Audiologic services are critical in the diagnosis and management of hearing loss. I am concerned that under FEHBP, an efficient and effective avenue to appropriate care is unavailable because FEHBP law does not explicitly identify the…

Few individual pieces of legislation embody the spirit of the American dream as does the Higher Education Act. First passed in 1965, this legislation opened the doors of college and a more prosperous future to millions of students. Without…