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Tom Harkin: “I did want to make a strong case that the Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee is having some…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 1998
I did want to make a strong case that the Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee is having some very, very severe problems in meeting the basic health and education needs of the country and the requirements that other Senators and House Members have imposed on us. We simply don't have the outlays necessary to do the job.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Discussing funding challenges for the Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee.

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