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Tom Harkin: Then we wonder why kids in the cities are hanging around the streets and get into drug, joining gangs and things like…

On the recordJanuary 13, 2003
Then we wonder why kids in the cities are hanging around the streets and get into drug, joining gangs and things like that. They need jobs. They need to be put to work.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Discussing the need for job opportunities for urban youth.

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