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On the recordSeptember 17, 2014
I wish to thank Chairman Harkin for his superlative service to the State of Iowa and to our Nation for more than four decades.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Acknowledgment of Harkin's long service and commitment to disability rights.

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