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Tom Harkin: The Senator is correct that any withholding of Federal funds will be limited to the proportional share attributable to…

On the recordMay 13, 1997
The Senator is correct that any withholding of Federal funds will be limited to the proportional share attributable to disabled students in adult prisons. Other funds would not be withheld.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Discussing the implications of federal funding related to disabled students in adult prisons.

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