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Tom Harkin: For a program like Head Start, that would mean cutting services to 120,000 kids across the country.

On the recordFebruary 4, 2011
For a program like Head Start, that would mean cutting services to 120,000 kids across the country.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Highlighting the potential impact of funding cuts on children.

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