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On the recordMarch 9, 2010
I think, it's just one of the good things that our Nation does, is to forcefully go out and work with International Labor Organization and the International Program for the Elimination of Child Labor (IPEC).
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the importance of U.S. involvement in international child labor issues.

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