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Tom Harkin: “A strong public education system, strong education system, is about defense and about global competitiveness, about…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2012
A strong public education system, strong education system, is about defense and about global competitiveness, about economic security, and about keeping great jobs in this country.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin links strong education to national defense and economic security.

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