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Tom Harkin: Well, thank you very much, as I said in my opening statement, I hear two pleas from families with autistic children.

On the recordMarch 19, 2007
Well, thank you very much, as I said in my opening statement, I hear two pleas from families with autistic children.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
Source
congress.gov
Mar 19, 2007

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Senator Harkin acknowledges families' pleas for a cure and immediate help for autistic children.

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