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Senator Thomas 'Tom' Harkin's Public Statements on Employment and Affirmative Action

Tom Harkin
Full Name: Thomas 'Tom' Harkin
Office: U.S. Senate (IA) - Jr, Democratic
First Elected: 11/06/1984
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Ruth; 2 Children: Amy, Jenny
Birth Date: 11/19/1939
Birth Place: Cumming, IA
Home City: Cumming, IA
Religion: Roman Catholic

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May 16, 2013 Letter to Major Retailers - Safety in Garment Industry Washington, DC
May 6, 2013 Workers Memorial Day Washington, DC
May 1, 2013 Harkin Welcomes Ruling in Henry's Turkey Service Case Washington, DC
April 25, 2013 Merkley, Kirk, Polis, Ros-Lehtinen Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to End Workplace Discrimination Washington, DC
April 22, 2013 Harkin Applauds Labor Department's Decision to Renew Enrollment at Jobs Corps Centers Washington, DC
April 18, 2013 Hearing of the Senate HELP Committee - Confirmation Hearing for Secretary of Labor-Designate Thomas E. Perez Unknown
April 9, 2013 Harkin Statement on President Obama's Nominations to Fill NLRB Vacancies Washington, DC
March 29, 2013 Harkin, Casey Sign on as Original Cosponsors of Legislation to Strengthen Worker Safety Laws as Investigation Reveals Insufficient Safety Regulations That Have Led to Dozens of Grain Bin Entrapments Washington, DC
March 20, 2013 Sen. Harkin, Rep. DeLauro Introduce Healthy Families Act to Allow Workers to Earn Paid Sick Days Washington, DC
March 19, 2013 In Iowa's Interest: Bolstering the Middle Class is the Path to a Sustainable Future Unknown
March 14, 2013 Hearing of the HELP Committee - "Keeping up with a Changing Economy: Indexing the Minimum Wage" Unknown
March 13, 2013 To Bolster American Manufacturing, Sen. Harkin, Rep. Braley Introduce the Rebuild American Manufacturing Act Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2013 Lawmakers Introduce Targeted Wall Street Trading Tax Washington, DC
Feb. 14, 2013 Letter to President Barack Obama - LGBT Workplace Discrimination Washington, DC
Feb. 12, 2013 In Iowa's Interest: Continuing the Progress for Working Families Unknown
Feb. 4, 2013 Twentieth Anniversary of FMLA Washington, DC

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