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Tom Harkin: “Well-educated Americans are the single most important factor in maintaining our productivity and global leadership.”

On the recordMarch 8, 2010
Well-educated Americans are the single most important factor in maintaining our productivity and global leadership.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Emphasizing the importance of education for national productivity and leadership.

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