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Veteran Iowa Democrat Tom Harkin assumed the chairmanship of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in 2009 following the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy. Harkin became an instrumental force in crafting the massive health care reform legislation that passed last year and he will undoubtedly be a key player in overseeing how the […]https://static-00-www.publicintegrity.org/files/styles/5col/public/img/harkin_0.jpg?itok=821ctk4M