On the recordJanuary 8, 2009
Sixty-three percent of people with disabilities are unemployed. That is shocking.
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congress.govTom Harkin: “Sixty-three percent of people with disabilities are unemployed. That is shocking.”
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Harkin highlights the high unemployment rate among people with disabilities.
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