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Tom Harkin: “In Tennessee, Governor Haslam has proposed this week that community college be free, which would make our State the only…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2014
In Tennessee, Governor Haslam has proposed this week that community college be free, which would make our State the only one to do that, I believe.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin discusses Governor Haslam's proposal for free community college in Tennessee.

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