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Tom Harkin: there is a lot of talk in this town these days about morality and immorality. This has to do with morality. This has to…

On the recordSeptember 22, 1998
there is a lot of talk in this town these days about morality and immorality. This has to do with morality. This has to do with what is moral in this society and to stick up for people who are low-income and are going hungry.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Discussing issues of morality related to low-income individuals during a Senate debate.

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