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On the recordFebruary 10, 2014
I believe it is the Department of Labor that touches the lives of ordinary working Americans the most on a day-to-day basis.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the Department of Labor's impact on everyday Americans.

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