Harkin To Replace Kennedy As Chair Of Senate HELP Committee

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) on Wednesday announced that he will succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) as chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, CongressDaily reports (Swindell/Friedman, CongressDaily, 9/9). Harkin's announcement came after Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.