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Tom Harkin: We want to ensure that we don't enact provisions that would cause some of the best schools to drop out of the program.

On the recordSeptember 15, 2009
We want to ensure that we don't enact provisions that would cause some of the best schools to drop out of the program.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the need to avoid discouraging quality schools from participating in the program.

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