harkin and eldredge managed to get an infamous torture center before being removed by chile and securityforces. upon their return the three members of congress declared quote during our stay it became increasingly clear that the junta with all the conviction and measurable rule by terror. we found a silent pervasive area deciding the oldest of latin american democracy. the congressional of delegation elders was able to press for action and human rights violations. what it did was to take up prophetic view of latin america and translated into the clinical language of washington language of legislation and lobbyists. in the book, actually he has arrived as of this moment. i feel outward talking about him in front of him. the book i analyze how the rowing american attention to it activism him to have over press citizens including senator henry jackson. they demonstrate how in 1965 the unilateral decoration of the independent spurred civil rights leaders the united states and others concern for racial discrimination such as the u.s. ambassador to the united nations at the time arthur goldber

got involved in this -- this is something tom harkin was the champion of. this alphabet soup of washington, d.c., there is a program that was originally established in 2008 in the farm to createidea was grant money, a pool of grant money for local communities, rural communities to try and roll out mental health programs, different options for our farm communities and, quite frankly, those that are under serious stress in our economy. i got involved because i had a staff member -- this has been an issue in our office. care in thisth country is extending lives. we are treating cancer, we are treating all kinds of different challenges out there. suicide has been on the rise. we in my office have been very concerned about our concerning -- returning veterans suffering from ptsd, other issues. i've had no idea that in our farm communities, suicide is five times the national average. host: y? it is a lot because the folks are independent, they are on their own, and they can't control variables like weather and the commodities markets out there, which are depresse

we suspect because the champion of this legislation, senator harkin, retired, it expired. but this is such a big issue across this countryac that we decided it's time to bring it back. and we talked to the chair, mike conaway of the house agricultural committee. he thought not only was it a gooded idea, he encouraged us to bring it back. earlier this week the senate is moving their farm bill, their version of it, and joan -- joni be earnest and tammy baldwin from wisconsin have actually brought the same version on the senate side. so i expect we're going to get it passed in this year's farm bill. >> host: and you're right, it pass9 by a vote of 20-1, and now we'll have debate in the house and the senate on our respective networks. rob is joining us from port crane, new york, independent line with congressman tom emmer of minnesota. good morning. >> caller: good morning, gentlemen. m thank you for this conversation. i just wanted to talk a little bit about the fbi. they don't have any credibility because, in my estimation, when dthey admitted to falsifying te hairus analysi

what the this data point highlights is it harkins back to the origin of federations in the bay area and which is to be accessible and supportive of those who are vulnerable in the community and to really be a force for good to reaching out and helping them stabilize. the shape that will take is really part of our work moving forward. >> do we know at this point in the portrait where some of the pockets are? is it across the entire bay area? is it in a particular place, a particular county? >> well, the part ergglingto ma meet, we see that throughout. in other words we don't look at one county or geographic area and say oh here it is. it's pretty evenly distributed. in terms of the actual poverty, where is that? we need a deeper analysis on that and i think we will find more of a locus. that's part of the final report in more detail. also just to say it's really true what andy said and what you pointed out, if the jewish community, organized communal life is more occupied by upper middle class and affluent people as it is and that is not your story and narrative, you are not going to opt

dr thomas spoke to a neurologist in the german city of mines specializes in the disorder harkins on. work and since disease is a slow progressing degenerative neurological condition the nerve cells in the brain age before their time and die off and it's caused by a deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine in our bodies need to over mean to help control physical movements story to push the typical symptoms are muscle stiffness and if you are in many cases trembling in their hands or limbs and sit on the hidden. no one knows the exact cause of parkinson's disease but researchers do already know a great deal about the mechanisms that lead to the cell death they're putting on this is it an infant parkinson's can be and hear ahead but that's more the exception than the rule for most cases or what is known as the sporadic form today we believe it's caused by a particular genetic predisposition the external factors can also play a role such as exposure to pesticides or other toxins in. the fridge believes that toxins are responsible for his condition for years he worked as an auto mechan

got involved in this -- this is something tom harkin was the champion of.his alphabet soup of washington, d.c., there is a program that was originally established in 2008 in the farm to createidea was grant money, a pool of grant money for local communities, rural communities to try and roll out mental health programs, different options for our farm communities and, quite frankly, those that are under serious stress in our economy. i got involved because i had a staff member -- this has been an issue in our office. care in thisth country is extending lives. we are treating cancer, we are treating all kinds of different challenges out there. suicide has been on the rise. we in my office have been very concerned about our concerning -- returning veterans suffering from ptsd, other issues. i've had no idea that in our farm communities, suicide is five times the national average. host: y? it is a lot because the folks are independent, they are on their own, and they can't control variables like weather and the commodities markets out there, which are depressed

. >> reporter: a former stafferrao iowa democtic senator tom harkin, heckroth cautionsat against demoarty overconfidence in 2018. >> a wave doesn't just happen on it's own. we as democrats have ae challenge to make sure we are providing a path forward. >> reporter: that path forward on primary day may rest in the hands of9-year-old abby nkenauer, a state representative with strong financial donor advantages, national endorsements from the democratic congressional campaign committee, and a >> this is my dad's shop. these bu holes are from the sparks of his welding torch. that's eastern iowa tough. all the candidates that have run here we're all very different. me in particular growing up in rural iowa or as i like to call it: the untry. >> reporter: finkeneaur wears dubuque blue collar ros on her sleeve, a telegraphed nod to potential general election appeal for trump democrats and independents. she often excludes the president from her stump speech. >> i got to be honest, i barelyi mentio i don't really have to because we talk about the stuff that i'm going to do and homuch work we ha

shortly after he was captured and tried for desertion, private harkins explained i was paid off and went out to carry the money to my mother. private bradford henning left for four days when he learned that his family was nearly naked . after he sought to his family's fate, he simply walked back into camp. private henry newton heard his family was thrown out of their house. newton asked several times for a leave, but to no avail. newton expressed severe concern to his family, of his family to his compatriots, and finally he left. when a fellow soldier asked why new and, newton's comrade replied "he said he would have to go and feed his family. he said in the fit they were in, he has to do something for them." women played an important role in the men's leaves of freedom. they encouraged men to leave the army and return home. women shielded their husbands from authorities and helped them men keep their freedom as well. soldiers read letters from their families who suffered not just hunger and sickness, the men heard from their wives and children that masters continued abusing their famili

that's why i have worked with my sleeves rolled up alongside former senator tom harkin and now senator joan knee ernst and the rest of the iowa delegation to ensure local infrastructure needs get up to snuff. including flood risk projects on the cedar river and elsewhere. recently, the committee on the environment and public works approved a bill that once again highlights the importance of the cedar river flood protection projects and includes a secondary budgetary process that could lead to construction funds forhis project and other iowa priorities in the future, also cutting red tape and also improving public input, transparency, and accountability. the people of iowa have earned a well-deserved salute to civic participation. it's a good day to share pride with your fellow citizens, thanks to our people's resilience and hard work. and because of that, better days are yet to come. i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mrs. ernst: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mrs. ernst: