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Tom Harkin: There has never been this much funding in the Nation's schools before in our history.

On the recordJune 2, 2009
There has never been this much funding in the Nation's schools before in our history.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin highlights the unprecedented level of funding for education.

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