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Tom Harkin: “I applaud President Obama for including level funding in his fiscal year 2011 budget for this program at $49.3 million.”

On the recordMarch 9, 2010
I applaud President Obama for including level funding in his fiscal year 2011 budget for this program at $49.3 million.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin supports funding for the Mentoring Children of Prisoners program in Obama's budget.

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