Quotes by Tom Harkin

Tom Harkin

[A]s we celebrate 75 years of the minimum wage, we must also recognize that it is no longer achieving its potential impact in our economy or for America’s working families. Every American deserves the chance to build a better life for his or her family – and raising the minimum wage will provide that opportunity.

America

Impact

Opportunity

A lot of times, candidates for office, especially incumbents, seem to get drawn into their opponents’ arguments, and fighting on their turf, because you want to defend yourself. That’s wrong. Fight on your own turf. Make them come to you. Make them explain why they don’t agree with your position. I think that a lot of times, too many liberals, progressives, lose because they’re afraid to really stand up for what they believe in.

Believe

Fighting

Thinking

America’s health care system is in crisis precisely because we systematically neglect wellness and prevention.

America

Care

Prevention

I am a Democrat and I love my party and I want them to have good policies and good candidates, so I hope to be supportive in some way, but I don’t intend to be any kind of ‘godfather’ or something like that.

Love

Party

Supportive

I think the American people said, look, you know, we can’t control what every government does to its people, but we shouldn’t be aiding and assisting a government in having these kinds of repressive prisons. It added to the public outcry against our involvement in Vietnam.

Kind

People

Thinking

I’ve always been for immigration reform; in 2007 I just didn’t feel it had enough protections.

Had Enough

Immigration

Reform

If we are serious about combating the childhood obesity epidemic and improving child nutrition, then everyone must chip in — parents, schools, and yes even Congress.

Children

Obesity Epidemic

School

It is long past time to eliminate bigotry in the workplace and to ensure equal opportunity for all Americans. It is time to make clear that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans are first class citizens. They are full and welcome members of our American family and they deserve the same civil rights protections as all other Americans. It is time for us to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Such discrimination is wrong and should not be tolerated.

Bisexual

Gay

Past

It’s been years, but I still say that I went out with the same progressive values and liberal ideals that I went in with. I made a couple of mistakes, I will honestly admit. In retrospect, there are a few votes I wish I could take back. But, through it all, I kept my support for organized labor, I kept my support for income equality, I kept my support for making sure that kids that come from poor families have access to education. So, yes, I still believe that you don’t have to give up your ideals and go along. One person can still stand up and make a difference.

Couple

Giving Up

Mistake

Let’s face it, in America today we don’t have a health care system, we have a sick care system.

America

Care

Sick

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Bisexual

Care

Children

Community

Country

Couple

Danger

Fighting

Gambling

Gay

Giving

Giving Up

Guarantees That

Had Enough

Heart

Immigration

Impact

Indestructible

Kind

Love

Mistake

Obesity Epidemic

Odd

Opportunity

Our Veterans

Party

Past

People

President

Prevention

Progressivism

Reform

School

Sick

Struggle

Supportive

Thinking

Two

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Wealth

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Quotes by Tom Harkin

Tom Harkin

America’s health care system is in crisis precisely because we systematically neglect wellness and prevention.

I am a Democrat and I love my party and I want them to have good policies and good candidates, so I hope to be supportive in some way, but I don’t intend to be any kind of ‘godfather’ or something like that.

I think the American people said, look, you know, we can’t control what every government does to its people, but we shouldn’t be aiding and assisting a government in having these kinds of repressive prisons. It added to the public outcry against our involvement in Vietnam.

I’ve always been for immigration reform; in 2007 I just didn’t feel it had enough protections.

If we are serious about combating the childhood obesity epidemic and improving child nutrition, then everyone must chip in — parents, schools, and yes even Congress.

Let’s face it, in America today we don’t have a health care system, we have a sick care system.

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