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Tom Harkin: “It is an invasion into the programs that we have developed to help poor kids get a decent education to prepare them for…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2011
It is an invasion into the programs that we have developed to help poor kids get a decent education to prepare them for a career.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin discusses the negative impact of for-profit colleges on educational programs for low-income students.

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