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Tom Harkin: “People are very concerned. They're concerned about their children in school, because a lot of the cases have involved…”

On the recordApril 27, 2009
People are very concerned. They're concerned about their children in school, because a lot of the cases have involved school children.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin addresses public anxiety regarding children's health amid swine influenza cases.

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