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Tom Harkin: “While the economy is moving, I think, in the right direction, too many people are unemployed or underemployed.”

On the recordJune 5, 2013
While the economy is moving, I think, in the right direction, too many people are unemployed or underemployed.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the ongoing unemployment issue despite economic progress.

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