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On the recordJune 23, 2014
We finally got it together, and the one part that I've worked on is upgrading the rehab act to provide for the kind of training and skills upgrading for people with disabilities when they're young.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin discusses efforts to improve training for young people with disabilities.

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