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Tom Harkin: Now, we all know the shameful history of the Tuskegee experiments. So the community's level of distrust is natural.

On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
Now, we all know the shameful history of the Tuskegee experiments. So the community's level of distrust is natural.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin acknowledges historical distrust affecting minority participation in clinical trials.

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