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Tom Harkin: No Child Left Behind ought to mean that we are not leaving them behind in their health either.

On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
No Child Left Behind ought to mean that we are not leaving them behind in their health either.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the importance of including health in educational goals.

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