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Tom Harkin: “This should not be acceptable to those of us who are stewards of taxpayers' dollars.”

On the recordJune 6, 2011
This should not be acceptable to those of us who are stewards of taxpayers' dollars.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

Expressing concern over high default rates on student loans.

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