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Tom Harkin: I would not want to have a day go by where we were passing up on the opportunity of new ideas to do something about…

On the recordMarch 9, 2010
I would not want to have a day go by where we were passing up on the opportunity of new ideas to do something about this.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Emphasizing the importance of pursuing new ideas in cancer research.

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