U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D - IA)

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  • Question:

    Should the federal government require schools to teach nutrition?

    Asked by: goat from Brooklyn, NY. Received 13 Votes.
    Categories: Agriculture · Consumer · Economy · Education · Energy · Environment · Globalization · Health · Immigration · Rural · Technology.
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    Listen to: U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)

    Well first of all, it’s not up the federal government to mandate what schools teach. I would never want to intrude on the local jurisdiction of schools to decide who they hire, who the fire, what books use. That’s not the role of the federal government. But I do think the role of the federal government is, as long as we’re providing school lunches and school breakfasts and food in schools, that we ought to be able to say what foods would be allowed in those schools.

    Answered on Mar 19th, 2008 More

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    Why is the gun lobby so powerful in this country?

    Asked by: Career Journalist from Washington, DC. Received 15 Votes.
    Categories: Defense · Homeland Security · Terrorism. Tags: gun lobby · lobby · NRA.
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    Listen to: U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)

    I think most, a lot of elected officials are just simply afraid of the gun lobby. They've tried it before and nothing ever happens. I think they've given up. They've given up that we're ever going to have any meaningful firearms control at all in our country. They've just given up on it.

    Answered on Jan 10th, 2008 More

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