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Thomas Harkin
U.S. Senate: Senator
Democratic Next Election Year: 2014

Education:
JD, Catholic University of America Law School, 1972 BS, Government/Economics, Iowa State University, 1962

Profession:
Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy/United States Naval Reserves, 1962-1974 Congressional Aide, Congressman Neal Smith, 1969 Attorney, Polk County Legal Aid

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Voting Record on Legislation Involving Executive Branch

(2010) PN 1768 Elena Kagan, Associate Justice

Outcome: Nomination Confirmed (63/37)

Summary:

Harkin's Vote

Y

(2010) S J Res 26 Statement of Opposition to EPA Greenhouse Gas Rule

Outcome: Motion Rejected (47/53)

Summary: -The rule can be viewed by searching for "page 66494" in Volume 74 (2009) of the Federal Register ( http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/search.html).

Harkin's Vote

N

(2010) S Amdt 4204 Requiring Afghanistan Troop Redeployment Plan and Timetable

Outcome: Amendment Rejected (18/80)

Summary:

Harkin's Vote

Y

(2010) S Amdt 4072 Inspector General Appointment Modification

Outcome: Amendment Adopted (75/21)

Summary: -Repeals an expansion of presidential authority to appoint and terminate inspectors general of the following offices (Sec. 989B):

-Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; -Commodity Futures Trading Commission; -National Credit Union Administration; -Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; and -Securities and Exchange Commission.-Requires the approval of 2/3 of the board or commission serving as the head of any entity of an Office of Inspector General to remove an inspector general (Sec. 989D). -Expands oversight of inspectors general to include the board or commission of the entity, whereas existing law requires inspectors general to only report to the head of the entity (Sec. 989B). -Establishes a Council of Inspectors Generals on Financial Oversight, chaired by the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury, consisting of the inspectors general of the following (Sec. 989E):

-Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; -Commodity Futures Trading Commission; -Department of Housing and Urban Development; -Department of the Treasury; -Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; -Federal Housing Finance Agency; -National Credit Union Administration; -Securities and Exchange Commission; and -Troubled Asset Relief Program.-Requires the Council of Inspectors General to meet at least once each quarter to facilitate the sharing of information among inspectors general and to discuss the ongoing work of each inspector general, with a focus on the broader financial sector and ways to improve financial oversight (Sec. 989E). -Requires the Council of Inspectors General to submit an annual report to Congress that includes, but is not limited to, the following (Sec. 989E):

-A section within exclusive editorial control for each inspector general that is a member of the Council that highlights the concerns and recommendations of such inspector general, with a focus on the broader financial sector; and -A summary of the general observations of the Council based on the aforementioned editorials submitted by each inspector general, with a focus on measures to improve financial oversight.

Harkin's Vote

Y

(2010) PN 1351-111 Craig Becker, Member of the National Labor Relations Board

Outcome: Cloture Not Invoked (52/33)

Summary:

Harkin's Vote

Y

(2010) PN 959-111 Ben S. Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman

Outcome: Nomination Confirmed (70/30)

Summary:

Harkin's Vote

N