Senator Harkin expresses gratitude for the invitation to speak.
05/17/2010
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The extent of this epidemic is tragic and it grows more serious with each passing day.
The single largest factor...has been the State abdication of that, State disinvestment.
I think we have to get a real strategy here to know why they left.
It is my hope that this hearing shines a brighter light on these issues and helps inform our work on legislation to try ...