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Tom Harkin: They are not subject to losing all their Federal money for education, for health, for transportation, for everything…

On the recordDecember 13, 2007
They are not subject to losing all their Federal money for education, for health, for transportation, for everything else-- nothing like that. I know of no instance like that in any Federal legislation. If the Senator can find one for me I would appreciate it. I can't.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Discussing federal funding and its implications during a Senate debate.

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