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...Justice Department seems to be operating quite well," said Sen. Tom Harkin, (D-Iowa) "Why is it more important for us to take the time to act on the Meese nomination than it is to take up important farm legislation...
...sure, but by now an indispensable one who must not be allowed to abandon farmers to their fate. Indeed, while the Administration tries to get the Government out of agriculture, some farmers and their allies are taking the diametrically opposite approach. One bill proposed by Democratic Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa would increase farm price supports, by about 30% on wheat, and institute tough planting controls to hold down output...
...heavily to bring more land into cultivation and buy machinery. Their debts zoomed from less than $50 billion at the start of the '70s to around $200 billion now. To hear some of their elected representatives tell it, the bankers practically begged farmers to take loan money. Says Senator Harkin: "We had bankers going up and down the road like Fuller Brush salesmen during the '70s. They couldn't get farmers to borrow enough." Interest rates skyrocketed, but so did the value of farmland, which was regarded as a scarce resource in a hungry world. The loans secured by farm...
...Democratic seat in Iowa had opened when Congressman Tom Harkin made his successful run for a Senate seat. The Republicans were able to seize it as Jim Ross Lightfoot, 46, a conservative former radio broadcaster, defeated Democrat Jerry Fitzgerald, 43, a former state representative. Farm issues dominated the campaign in the rural area of cattle ranchers and wheat and corn growers. Reagan had visited the district to help Lightfoot...
...Senate is more likely to slip back under Democratic sway in 1986, when almost twice as many Republicans as Democrats will be running for reelection. The results also showed the rise to power of a new generation. Three of the five freshman Democratic Senators-John Kerry of Massachusetts, Tom Harkin of Iowa and Albert Gore Jr. of Tennessee-are Viet Nam veterans...