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"there is no constitutional or historical precedent for any kind of findings of fact."

Tom Harkin Topics: Constitutional

"[Harkin himself ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1992, but endorsed Bill Clinton shortly after dropping out of the race.] I don't take this step lightly, ... Gore is right for Iowa, he is right for America and he is right for our working families."

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"We don't require our astronomers to explore the heavens with 19th century telescopes, and we don't require our geologists to study the Earth with a tape measure. If we are serious about realizing the promise of stem cell research, our biomedical researchers need access to the best stem cell lines available."

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"This study should be a wake up call to all Americans, and specifically to those of us in Congress who have stood idly by as more and more junk food inundates our schools,"

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"America's health care system is in crisis precisely because we systematically neglect wellness and prevention."

Tom Harkin Topics: American Politician Crisis

"Trust us' is not something the administration can say after Katrina, ... I don't think Congress is in a mood to trust. We want plans. We want specific goals and procedures we're going to take to prepare for this."

Tom Harkin Topics: Congress

"Obesity now contributes to the death of more than 360,000 Americans a year. The incidence of childhood obesity is now at epidemic levels. Alarm bells are going off all over the place. But our government has done virtually nothing."

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"The President must stop gambling with taxpayers' money and get the country back on the path of fiscal sanity."

Tom Harkin Topics: American Politician Country

"No one ever wore the title of 'senator' better and used it less."

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"If Congress is aware of the problems facing poor people in America, cuts in hunger assistance programs should not be part of any deficit reduction package,"

Tom Harkin Topics: America

"For the good of our country, the safety of our troops, and our image around the globe, Secretary Rumsfeld should resign, ... If he does not resign forthwith, the president should fire him."

Tom Harkin Topics: Country

"Let's face it, in America today we don't have a health care system, we have a sick care system."

Tom Harkin Topics: America American Politician

"Let's face it, in America today we don't have a health care system, we have a sick care system. We wait until people become obese, develop chronic diseases, or become disabled - and then we spend untold hundreds of billions annually to try to make them better."

Tom Harkin Topics: America

"Dana Reeve has already faced more than her fair share of adversity, but I know that she will face this latest challenge, as she has the others, with strength, dignity, courage and grace."

Tom Harkin Topics: Adversity

"We are right where we always were."

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"What can I tell you, I don't know anything about him."

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"Parents should know that our schools are now one of the largest sources of unhealthy food for their kids."

Tom Harkin Topics: Food

"Would anyone advocate that we take the fences off the playground for elementary schools and just let kids run around in the streets? ... By the same token, why would we allow schools to sort of poison our kids with junk food?"

Tom Harkin Topics: Kids

"If we are serious about combating the childhood obesity epidemic and improving child nutrition, then everyone must chip in -- parents, schools, and yes even Congress."

Tom Harkin Topics: Childhood

"This study shows that when it comes to diet and obesity, American parents are woefully uninformed,"

Tom Harkin Topics: Obesity

"I am pleased that the Iowa Department of Education is receiving this important funding to provide gifted and talented programs in alternative schools, ... It is important that all schools in Iowa have the resources to help gifted and talented students reach their full potential."

Tom Harkin Topics: Education

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