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Brian Schatz: “It's not fair and it's why this dais has an obligation to make a law and not just drag you back and forth and wave our…”

On the recordNovember 7, 2017
It's not fair and it's why this dais has an obligation to make a law and not just drag you back and forth and wave our fingers at you.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Schatz emphasizes the need for legislative action rather than mere criticism.

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