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On the recordApril 13, 2010
The status quo is not acceptable, and it is not acceptable during economic downturns to say that we are just going to take a lot of this out of the hide of education.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the need for education funding during economic downturns.

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