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Tom Harkin

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Party
D
State
Iowa
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Senate
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Congressional Record entries

Entry Title Date
Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act Of 2012—Motion To Proceed May 10, 2012
Tom Harkin, D-IA
"Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded."
Awarding A Congressional Gold Medal To Members Of The Civil Air Patrol May 10, 2012
Tom Harkin, D-IA
"Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Banking Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 418 and the Senate proceed to its consideration."
Awarding A Congressional Gold Medal To Members Of The Civil Air Patrol May 10, 2012
Tom Harkin, D-IA
"Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read the third time and passed; that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate; and that any statements related to the bill be printed in the Record."
Awarding A Congressional Gold Medal To Members Of The Civil Air Patrol May 10, 2012
Tom Harkin, D-IA
"Mr. President, I will speak about S. 418, which we just passed. I thank all my colleagues for allowing it to go through on a unanimous consent basis."
Stop The Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act Of 2012—Motion To Proceed May 7, 2012
Tom Harkin, D-IA
"Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry: We are now on the Stop The Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012, is that not correct?"

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