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On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
How we progress as a country and how we are going to maintain our standard of living, our way of life, and provide for equality of opportunity for all our kids really comes down to what kind of education system we have.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin links the quality of education to national progress and equality of opportunity.

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