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Tom Harkin: “I object because I think while this maybe had some legitimacy at some time because of the projected shortage in computer…”

On the recordOctober 9, 1998
I object because I think while this maybe had some legitimacy at some time because of the projected shortage in computer programmers, every indication is that has not happened. Obviously, we don't need to pass this bill right now. I think we can take another look at it next year to see if, in fact, there is any problem. We can always come back and look at this again next year, but right now it does not appear that the demand is there that they anticipated a couple of years ago.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Opposing a bill related to the shortage of computer programmers.

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