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Tom Harkin: I would submit it is vitally important, and so again, with all this pressure from No Child Left Behind, I hope we think…

On the recordJune 2, 2009
I would submit it is vitally important, and so again, with all this pressure from No Child Left Behind, I hope we think about those other two things.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Emphasizing the importance of arts and culture in education amidst pressures from educational policies.

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