Tom Harkin
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Tom Harkin is an American Democratic politician and longtime U.S. senator from Iowa known for his leadership on disability rights and authorship of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States senator
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
disability rights
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education policy ⓘ health care reform ⓘ labor rights ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award
NERFINISHED
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James A. Hamilton Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| committeeMembership |
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
NERFINISHED
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United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Iowa State University
NERFINISHED
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The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Harkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
disability policy
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health policy ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| givenName | Tom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResidence |
Iowa
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldRole |
chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
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chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authorship of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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leadership on disability rights ⓘ |
| languageSkill | American Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableWork | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| opposed | efforts to weaken the Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
United States representative
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United States senator ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa ⓘ member of the United States Senate from Iowa ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| representedInHouse | Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedInSenate | Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceRank | lieutenant ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sponsored | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported |
civil rights legislation
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increased funding for education ⓘ increased funding for medical research ⓘ workers’ rights ⓘ |
| usedAmericanSignLanguageIn | floor speech introducing the Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ |
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