January 25, 2012
The State of Our Union Depends on the Strength of the Middle Class
by Harkin Press Staff
In this video, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) expresses his views of President Obama’s State of the Union Address. Harkin, as Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, has held hearings in Washington on the state of the middle class and listening sessions in Iowa.
November 8, 2011
Holiday Mail For Heroes
The Red Cross Holiday Mail Program provides a great way for Iowans to write a holiday message to service members who are currently serving our country overseas. The program gives Americans an opportunity to reach out and give holiday greetings and thanks to service members who are not able to be home this holiday season. In previous years, over 1.4 million cards have been sent to service members.
October 17, 2011
New USDA Report Shows Harkin Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Expanding Kids’ Access to Fresh Foods
A new report issued today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) found that children participating in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program increased their consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables by 15 percent over consumption levels in the absence of the fresh fruit and veggie program. Just as importantly, it found that kids were not just eating fruits and veggies on top of their other daily consumption, increasing obesity, but replacing other foods with fresh fruits and veggies.
September 16, 2011
Basu Column Shows How Health Reform Delivers for Iowa
Today’s column by Des Moines Register writer Rekha Basu tells a heartfelt story of how the health reform law has helped Amy Ward and her husband Ross Daniels overcome what would have been devastating health care costs after Amy suffered an unfortunate accident. This story is just one of many we have heard on how the new health reform law continues to help Iowans and all Americans.
August 26, 2011
Ankeny, Des Moines and Mason City
My day started at an innovative conference today – the Iowa Impact! Medical Innovation Summit. The event was sponsored by the Council for American Medical Innovation, in partnership with Innovate Iowa, the Iowa Biotech Association, Des Moines Area Community College, the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the American Cancer Society – Midwest Division.
August 25, 2011
Des Moines
I spent most of today in and around Des Moines meeting with constituents and holding office hours. One such meeting was with local representatives of UPS, who wanted me to see firsthand their new fleet of U.S. trucks that are technologically advanced and energy efficient.
August 24, 2011
Des Moines and Newton
My day started in downtown Des Moines today where I spoke to a great group – the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) – at the “Rooted in America: 24th Annual Ethanol Conference.” As a senior member and former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, I am proud to have championed this industry since the days before it was an industry at all.
August 23, 2011
Council Bluffs, Glenwood and Carter Lake
I continued my middle class listening tour today in Council Bluffs where Iowa Western Community College hosted me for my second roundtable discussion on this pressing issue. I was glad to have Congressman Boswell on hand for the event.
August 22, 2011
Grinnell and Cedar Rapids
My travels in Iowa kicked off this week with events focused on how to rebuild the middle class in America. In my mind, there can be no economic recovery and no return to fiscal balance without the recovery of the middle class.
June 10, 2011
Harkin Appears Live on MSNBC’s
Today, Senator Harkin appeared live on “Morning Joe” during a special three-hour broadcast dedicated to education in America. He discussed the importance of investing in education in his role as Chairman of the Appropriations panel that funds education and his work to reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act as Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. His interview can be viewed on the MSNBC website.
June 3, 2011
Harkin: Hasten Deficit Reduction Talks By Taking GOP Plan To End Medicare Off Table (Audio)
Shortly after Moody’s Investors Service warned that the nation’s credit rating is at risk unless Congress acts soon to avert a default, U.S. Senator Tom Harkin joined Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) in a media call to urge Congressional Republicans to help speed along a deal by taking the GOP’s plan to dismantle Medicare off the table in the bipartisan talks.