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Tom Harkin: My colleagues back home asked me to come here to deliver a strong message--please act now to approve additional Federal…

On the recordMarch 9, 2010
My colleagues back home asked me to come here to deliver a strong message--please act now to approve additional Federal aid targeted to help avert the looming layoffs that will reach into almost every Iowa community, threatening our economic recovery and our students' education.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin urges immediate federal aid to prevent education job losses in Iowa.

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