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On the recordMarch 30, 2009
How do you overcome the resistance, and what was that like, and second, address yourself again to the idea of whether we should just leave this to States and local jurisdictions or whether we should extend the nutritional guidelines to all foods sold in schools.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin questions the approach to nutritional guidelines in schools amidst resistance.

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