Harkin Sits on Millions Despite Close Senate Races

“Despite direct appeals from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and other top Democrats,” Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) “has refused to transfer money from his $2.4 million campaign account to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee,” Politico reports.

“Instead, the retiring Iowa senator has informed party leaders that he plans to use the campaign funds for a charitable contribution to an entity that bears his name: The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement at Drake University in Des Moines.”