He also doubled the amount of money available to rural communities for grants to help them find new ways to add value and market products created on farms and small?town businesses. |
Since 1998 Sen. Harkin has secured a total of $116 million for the initiative, the first of its kind in the nation, to repair, modernize and build new schools. |
The current federal regulations limiting junk food is very narrow. |
These initiatives Sen. Harkin fought to include in the farm bill as chairman, however, remain under attack both from the Bush administration and this year's congressional budget cuts. |