WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today issued the following statement after President Obama nominated Jim Yong Kim, an American physician and the current president of Dartmouth College, to lead the World Bank. Dr. Kim spent much of his childhood in Muscatine, Iowa.
"This son of Iowa recognizes the significance of quality health care, the importance of increasing access to care, and its impact on the global economy. His nomination comes on an important day - the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. Dr. Kim has distinguished himself as one of the great thinkers of our time and I congratulate him on his nomination today."
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