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Tom Harkin: if this description is accurate, it is hard to imagine that Secretary Spellings didn't know anything about the abuses…

On the recordSeptember 29, 2006
if this description is accurate, it is hard to imagine that Secretary Spellings didn't know anything about the abuses described in the inspector general's report. Instead of making others take the fall for what happened, she needs to stand up and say whether she had any knowledge of or involvement in these activities when she worked in the White House. Last week's report from the IG was just the first of several on the Education Department's management of the Reading First Program. I am afraid that what we have learned so far is just the tip of the iceberg. Secretary Spellings needs to explain as soon as possible her role in this program.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Addressing concerns about Secretary Spellings' knowledge of abuses in the Education Department's Reading First Program.

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