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Tom Harkin: “Hope springs eternal. I will not give up. I will not quit. I will never give up in trying to get the best deal possible…”

On the recordDecember 18, 2001
Hope springs eternal. I will not give up. I will not quit. I will never give up in trying to get the best deal possible for all the farmers of this country. I don't care how long we have to stay here, how late we have to stay here. I will fight to the last day, to the last breath to get this bill out of here and get it out of the Senate because it is best for America and it is best for our farmers.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Advocating for farmers during a Senate debate on agricultural legislation.

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