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Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chair of the HELP Committee

Senator Harkin

Senator Harkin

Washington, DC
Sunday, October 23, 2011

On Newsmakers, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), chair of the Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, discusses the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind, the federal education law that standardized American education and was implemented ten years ago. His committee recently passed a new version of the law, and the Senate still needs to take up the measure.

Senator Harkin also discussed the status of health care legislation following President Obama’s withdrawal of support for a long-term care program known as the CLASS Act.

Newsmakers airs Sunday at 10:00 am (ET) and 6:00 pm (ET) on C-SPAN.

Updated: Monday, October 24, 2011 at 12:09pm (ET)

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