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Tom Harkin: There is no doubt we need to make education the top priority in this Nation. ... I await the Bush budget next year.

On the recordDecember 18, 2001
There is no doubt we need to make education the top priority in this Nation. ... I await the Bush budget next year.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Discussing the importance of prioritizing education funding and accountability in schools.

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