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Tom Harkin: We've got to do a better job of reaching out to the people with disabilities who maybe were working before, got laid off…

On the recordJune 5, 2013
We've got to do a better job of reaching out to the people with disabilities who maybe were working before, got laid off and are having trouble getting back into the workforce.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the need for better outreach to help disabled individuals re-enter the workforce.

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