US Sen. Harkin arrives today

Posted on Aug 18 1999

U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) is arriving on Saipan this morning for a 12-hour visit, according to Jeff Schorr, field representative of the Office of Insular Affairs.

Harkin, who is arriving from Guam, is scheduled to meet with Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio, as well as with federal and local officials, Schorr said.

He will briefly visit the American Memorial Park at 5:30 p.m.

The governor will be hosting a dinner for Harkin tonight. The senator will leave shortly afterward.

Harkin is a ranking minority member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, while he also sits as member of the committees Appropriations Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

He is “closely associated with organized labor ad he is known for his interest in the issues of child trafficking and child labor in foreign countries,” according to Washington Rep. Juan N. Babauta.

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