Tom Harkin

Senators Seek Names of Banks Helped By Fed Reserve

By Dunstan Prial| FOXBusiness| Markets

… the senators wrote in the letter. Also involved are Senators Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., Russ Feingold, D-Wis., Tom Harkin , D-Iowa, Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, James Inhofe, R-Okla., Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., Bill Nelson, D-Fla., Bernie …

Story|07/31/2009

Anti-Pork Group Announces 'Pig Book' Awards

By Rich Edson| FOXBusiness| Markets

… spending. The names the Pig Book gives its awards are as inventive as the spending projects they are meant to expose. Senator Tom Harkin won the Porky Le Pew Award for a $1.8-million project for swine odor and manure management in his home state …

Story|04/14/2009

FDA Defends Peanut Recall Actions on Capitol Hill

By Kathryn Buschman Vasel| FOXBusiness| Markets

… Agriculture Committee Thursday morning. During the hearing chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Sen . Tom Harkin expressed alarm that Peanut Corp. of America, the source of the outbreak, went uninspected and unlicensed for a couple …

Story|02/05/2009

CFTC Nominee Wants More Oversight, Transparency

By Kathryn Glass| FOXBusiness| Markets

… commodity index funds and would request additional funding for increased market surveillance and oversight. Iowa representative Tom Harkin opposes Gensler’s nomination, citing questions surrounding Gensler’s involvement in the Commodity Futures Modernization …

Story|02/04/2009