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Tom Harkin: The unemployment rate among people with disabilities is over 60 percent.

On the recordMarch 19, 2007
The unemployment rate among people with disabilities is over 60 percent.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
Source
congress.gov
Mar 19, 2007

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Senator Harkin points out high unemployment rates for disabled individuals.

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