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Corridor leaders press for federal support from Iowa trio
Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Coralville chamber officials met with Sen. Tom Harkin and Rep. Jim Leach in Washington to press for funding on special education and a Cedar Rapids federal courthouse while criticizing the INS for canceled sessions and visa delays. Harkin warned of long-term gains from a technology corridor and urged funding for NIH research at the University of Iowa. Leach backed coordinated priorities as leaders called for quicker federal action.
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Washington
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Coralville
Tom Harkin
Jim Leach
Immigration and Naturalization Service
INS
Vermont
Lee Clancey
Iowa
Chambers of Commerce
Executive Branch
Iowa City Chamber
Vicki Lensing
Harkin
Capitol Basement
National Institutes of Health
University of Iowa
Ents
Congress
Austin Muller
Cedar Rapid Public Schools
Muller
Leach
Clancey
Chuck Grassley
D-Iowa
Chambers
U.S
Lesli Lanning
Mary Sue Coleman
Church Street
Coleman
Students Against Sweatshops
SAS
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Fair Labor Association
FLA