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Tom Harkin: The middle class has been eroded for years, and I hear from people when I'm home working every weekend that the…

On the recordJanuary 26, 2012
The middle class has been eroded for years, and I hear from people when I'm home working every weekend that the opportunities and the quality of life that we enjoyed are slipping away for far too many families.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Tom Harkin discusses the decline of the middle class and its impact on families.

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