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Senator Tom Harkin of
Iowa created the IDEA legislation that allows children with
disabilities to receive an education in the public schools.
Senator Harkin made the following speech during Senate hearings to approve the Homeland
Security Act:
When it comes to homeland security, our first and only goal should be
protecting the American people, not providing cover for special
interests. Yet, with the completion of the Homeland Security bill within
reach, the White House and House Republicans chose to place the special
interests ahead of the national interest by adding a long list of
special interest payoffs to drug companies. One of the worst of these
items would provide legal protections to a drug company that used a
mercury-based additive in their vaccines which may have caused autism in
children. While an amendment I supported to remove these provisions was
unsuccessful, I intend to sponsor legislation when the Senate returns to
remove early Christmas gifts from the Republican leadership to their
favorite special interests. |
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