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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Mon Dec 31, 2012, 12:12 PM Dec 2012

Sen. Tom Harkin on Senate floor, 'no deal is better deal than the one he is hearing about being

negotiated'...

Senate in 1 hour 10 minute speeches until noon est.

http://www.c-span.org/Events/Fiscal-Cliff-Negotiations-Continue-in-Congress/10737436933-1/

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Sen. Tom Harkin on Senate floor, 'no deal is better deal than the one he is hearing about being (Original Post) Purveyor Dec 2012 OP

Harkin is correct but... kentuck Dec 2012 #1

But he still has 1 vote of the 51 needed. eom Purveyor Dec 2012 #2

Agreed, but the Democratic party does not care about the poor. They have refocused on the higher Mass Dec 2012 #3

I do hope we are not all expected to gasp in wonder and delight at djean111 Dec 2012 #4

Thank you for truth, Sen. Harkin. Faryn Balyncd Dec 2012 #5

Thank you, Tom Harkin.. ananda Dec 2012 #6

Love Tom Harkin senseandsensibility Dec 2012 #7

CSPAN replaying Harkins floor statement now. 12:42p eom Purveyor Dec 2012 #8

kentuck

(111,098 posts)

1. Harkin is correct but...

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 12:14 PM

Dec 2012

he is a liberal Democrat and will be ignored.

Purveyor

(29,876 posts)

2. But he still has 1 vote of the 51 needed. eom

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Mon Dec 31, 2012, 12:17 PM

Dec 2012

Mass

(27,315 posts)

3. Agreed, but the Democratic party does not care about the poor. They have refocused on the higher

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 12:19 PM

Dec 2012

middle class.

djean111

(14,255 posts)

4. I do hope we are not all expected to gasp in wonder and delight at

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Mon Dec 31, 2012, 12:23 PM

Dec 2012

whatever deal oozes greasily out.

Faryn Balyncd

(5,125 posts)

5. Thank you for truth, Sen. Harkin.

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Mon Dec 31, 2012, 01:08 PM

Dec 2012

ananda

(28,865 posts)

6. Thank you, Tom Harkin..

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Mon Dec 31, 2012, 01:11 PM

Dec 2012

.. and Bernie Sanders.

Two good senators anyway.

senseandsensibility

(17,056 posts)

7. Love Tom Harkin

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Mon Dec 31, 2012, 01:15 PM

Dec 2012

I've been a fan ever since I heard him speak at Paul Wellstone's funeral. He's a true populist.

Purveyor

(29,876 posts)

8. CSPAN replaying Harkins floor statement now. 12:42p eom

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Mon Dec 31, 2012, 01:40 PM

Dec 2012

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