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Tom Harkin: I think that the President was very bold in the Recovery Act, and I think that he met that by putting that money in…

On the recordJune 2, 2009
I think that the President was very bold in the Recovery Act, and I think that he met that by putting that money in there for education.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin praises the President's bold investment in education through the Recovery Act.

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