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Tom Harkin: The education jobs crisis is not only about adults. It is about children, who get only one shot at an education.

On the recordMarch 9, 2010
The education jobs crisis is not only about adults. It is about children, who get only one shot at an education.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the impact of education job losses on children.

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