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Tom Harkin: I see people like Sherrod Brown and Al Franken here, as relatively new members of this committee--even though I'll be…

On the recordJuly 20, 2010
I see people like Sherrod Brown and Al Franken here, as relatively new members of this committee--even though I'll be leaving in January, I'm very encouraged that the same kind of effort that's been made in the past 20 or 30 years, working on these issues, will continue.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Tom Harkin expresses optimism about continued efforts on children's health issues with new committee members.

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