Tom Harkin News

Lines growing for swine flu vaccine Nov. 4: As doses for the swine flu vaccine remain scarce, the sight of long lines of people waiting to receive the shot are becoming more common nationwide.

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver says $150 million in federal funds will be made available for the purchase of 1,352 homes damaged in last year's floods.

According to the Associated Press, the government-funded vaccine is being distributed to states, where health departments decide where to send the limited doses.

The Natural Resource and Conservation Service provides farmers and ranchers with many different types of conservation programs.

United States Senator Chuck Grassley says federal funding that will pay the bulk of the cost to buy out some 1,300 flood-damaged properties in Cedar Rapids is closer to being available.

A social justice organization that has primarily been active in Louisiana and Texas has taken a stand against the woman nominated to be the next U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Iowa .

In promising that Democrats would soon finish their big health care legislation, Senator Tom Harkin has done everything but put on a Santa Claus costume.

Small business owners testified in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Tuesday in an attempt by the committee to find methods for reducing the ever-increasing health insurance costs facing small businesses.

Posted on Nov 03, 2009 by James Q. Lynch . Christopher Reed will formally announce his plans to seek the GOP nomination for the U.S. House from Iowa's 2nd District at 3:30 p.m., Nov.

Two Iowa lawmakers played key roles in the debate and passage of the latest reauthorization of the Ryan White Program, ensuring that thousands of Americans living with HIV/AIDS will continue to receive the support and medical care they need.

A public option in health care may be OK with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

Rep. Bruce Braley welcomed Senator Tom Harkin to the Populist Caucus' meeting this morning.

When members of the public call one of their elected officials, they expect a call back.

WASHINGTON a ' President Obama said Friday that the U.S. will overturn a 22-year-old travel and immigration ban against people with HIV early next year.

Fulfilling pension funding obligations can result in job losses, according to a report released Friday, October 30.

U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin is giving advice to follow Democrat Gov. Chet Culver on how to handle the ups and downs of Iowa's collegiate sports teams.

Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin says the U.S. Treasury Department has awarded $215 million in tax credits to three Iowa-based organizations.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius teamed with U.S. Sen.

Climate change legislation proposed in the U.S. Senate has revived a fight over the cost of combating global warming between coal-dependent states and those that get energy from cleaner sources.

The Senate will consider in its health-care legislation whether the government should run and fund a plan to compete with private insurance, but states could choose not to participate in the public option.