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Tom Harkin: “Now every school in America has developed a wellness policy. The problem is I wanted it to be a wellness policy based…”

On the recordJanuary 26, 2009
Now every school in America has developed a wellness policy. The problem is I wanted it to be a wellness policy based upon the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine. I lost that. I am coming back this year.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin discusses his efforts to implement wellness policies in schools.

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