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On the recordMay 20, 2009
I enthusiastically welcome the President's request for $1 billion annually in new funding for Federal child nutrition programs.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin praises funding for child nutrition programs amid recession challenges.

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