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Tom Harkin: Well, I just raise the question, if 16 percent is the mean on this, then I raise the question of why other school…

On the recordMarch 3, 2009
Well, I just raise the question, if 16 percent is the mean on this, then I raise the question of why other school districts can't meet the mean if they are higher than that.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin challenges the ability of other districts to meet the average for indirect costs.

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