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Tom Harkin: This is not a Democratic or Republican value; this is an American value.

On the recordNovember 4, 2009
This is not a Democratic or Republican value; this is an American value.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes that workplace equality transcends party lines.

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