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Harkin bids farewell on floor as force for good narrative
President pro tempore Barack Obama era? No. Tom Harkin delivers final Senate floor speech two weeks before 40th anniversary of his service. The retiring Iowa Democrat, who championed the Americans with Disabilities Act and progressive causes, pleads for lifting up the less fortunate, protecting Social Security and the ACA, and addressing income inequality.
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