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Tom Harkin: “I have a problem with that. When I heard that, I thought, well, that means that if I buy something, one-third of that…”

On the recordMarch 30, 2009
I have a problem with that. When I heard that, I thought, well, that means that if I buy something, one-third of that can be sugar.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin expresses concern about sugar content in school snacks.

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