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On the recordMarch 3, 2009
I have said many times, and I will keep saying it, that if we are going to have meaningful health reform in this country, what our kids eat and how they exercise and whether they exercise is a big part of health reform in this country.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Emphasizes the importance of children's nutrition in health reform.

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