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Tom Harkin: “Let's not just walk by them. Yes, we have people that are sick, but let's not just walk by them.”

On the recordJune 22, 2010
Let's not just walk by them. Yes, we have people that are sick, but let's not just walk by them.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin urges action to help those in need instead of ignoring them.

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