Tom Harkin delivered the opening statement for the committee meeting.
11/18/2009
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The $167 million cut in the Rural Education program is really not acceptable.
It does not help schools meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind.
I just want to associate myself with the statements of our chairman, Senator Specter, in his opening remarks.
The President's budget would increase Education Department funding by $26 million or .05 percent.