Tom Harkin

Senate approves Obama choice to head Medicare

2013-05-15 14:50:00

WASHINGTON – In an unusual break in the partisan warring over healthcare, the Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Obama's choice to oversee the mammoth Medicare and Medicaid health programs. Marilyn Tavenner, a former hospital executive and...

Vote on Obama's choice to lead Labor Department delayed

2013-05-08 13:59:00

WASHINGTON -- A vote on President Obama’s nominee to lead the Labor Department was delayed for an additional week, the latest roadblock for the controversial choice. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions was scheduled to...

Sen. Max Baucus announces retirement plans

2013-04-23 08:24:00

WASHINGTON -- In a surprise move that deals a serious blow to Democratic chances of holding the Senate, veteran Montana Sen. Max Baucus has decided not to seek reelection next year, Democratic officials said Tuesday. Baucus chairs the Senate Finance...

Obama kicks off week of meetings on Capitol Hill

2013-03-12 14:35:00

WASHINGTON – President Obama’s public push to restore relations with his congressional colleagues entered its second stage – the luncheon phase –� Tuesday, when he conferred with Senate Democrats for the first of four midday...

Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan won't run for reelection in 2014

2013-03-07 15:25:00

WASHINGTON -- Michigan Democrat Carl Levin announced Thursday that he would not run for reelection in 2014, adding to an exodus of experience in the chamber.� Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is the sixth sitting senator to decide...

The challenging math of passing immigration reform

2013-01-28 10:54:00

WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...

Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, a liberal stalwart, won't seek reelection

2013-01-26 09:27:00

Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, a liberal Democrat and a champion for Americans with disabilities, announced Saturday that he will not run for reelection next year, deciding that 40 years in Congress is enough. Harkin’s retirement gives Republicans a chance...

With clock ticking, still no deal to avert 'fiscal cliff'

2012-12-31 09:14:00

WASHINGTON – Senate leaders remain shy of a deal to avert the automatic tax increases due to take effect at midnight on New Year’s Eve, despite conversations that continued overnight between Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Republican...

'Fiscal cliff' deal pleases few; House unlikely to vote Monday

2012-12-31 13:41:00

WASHINGTON – Details of the emerging “fiscal cliff” deal ricocheted through the Capitol on Monday, appearing to please almost no one from either political party, as President Obama urged negotiators toward a conclusion. A House vote...

Letters: Many views of 'alternative' treatment

2012-01-30 00:00:00

The recent series of articles by Trine Tsouderos in the Los Angeles Times misrepresents the scientific contributions and future research agenda of the National Institutes of Health and its National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine ["New...

Tom Harkin: Investigate S.C. Gov. Haley about healthcare panel

2011-12-23 16:36:26

Government to food industry: More nutrients and less junk in kids' food and advertising for kids' food (please)

2011-04-28 19:10:00

Manufacturers of�foods pitched most heavily to kids -- breakfast cereals, snacks, carbonated beverages and restaurant fare -- should develop and reformulate their offerings to cut salt, added sugars and saturated fat and ensure they contribute...

Perhaps the most outspokenly liberal member of the speculative Democratic crop, Maryland Gov. O'Malley has been at the forefront of his state's fight over gay marriage, which was legalized via a ballot initiative.

2012-11-19 05:17:00

White House adviser David Axelrod speaks as U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D- Iowa ) left, looks on during Harkin's annual fund raising steak fry dinner, in Indianola, Iowa.

2010-09-12 00:00:00

Sen. Harry Reid may have to water down health care reform to get a bill passed, but the effort is still worth it.

2009-11-21 00:00:00