Harkin Statement On Senate Consideration Of Homeland Security Legislation

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 19, 2002	Contact: Tricia Enright / Bill Burton
HARKIN STATEMENT ON SENATE CONSIDERATION OF HOMELAND SECURITY LEGISLATION
"When it comes to homeland security, our first and only goal should be protecting the American people, not providing cover for special interests. Yet, with the completion of the Homeland Security bill within reach, the White House and House Republicans chose to place the special interests ahead of the national interest by adding a long list of special interest payoffs to drug companies. One of the worst of these items would provide legal protections to a drug company that used a mercury-based additive in their vaccines which may have caused autism in children. While an amendment I supported to remove these provisions was unsuccessful, I intend to sponsor legislation when the Senate returns to remove early Christmas gifts from the Republican leadership to their favorite special interests," said U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA).
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