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Tom Harkin: Kids with those plugs in their ears, listening to their iPods, and you don't know what volume you've got them cranked up…

On the recordMarch 19, 2007
Kids with those plugs in their ears, listening to their iPods, and you don't know what volume you've got them cranked up to.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
Source
congress.gov
Mar 19, 2007

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Senator Harkin raises concerns about children’s hearing loss from loud music.

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