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On the recordApril 2, 2014
Settlement funds are not appropriations nor are they handouts. They are necessary compensation to resolve a legal dispute.
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Colleen Hanabusa
Hawaii

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Hanabusa emphasizes the importance of settlement funds as legal compensation, not government handouts.

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