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Tom Harkin: “We need to recommit ourselves to having schools be commercial-free zones for kids.”

On the recordNovember 16, 2009
We need to recommit ourselves to having schools be commercial-free zones for kids.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Advocates for schools to eliminate commercial influences on children's food choices.

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