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Colleen Hanabusa: “I am not a stranger, and I am not afraid of making cuts. But we have to make smart cuts, cuts that are not going to…”

On the recordJune 21, 2017
I am not a stranger, and I am not afraid of making cuts. But we have to make smart cuts, cuts that are not going to impact, and I am not talking about quality of life issues, I am talking about basic life, human-right issues that impact Native Americans.
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Colleen Hanabusa
Hawaii

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Hanabusa advocates for smart budget cuts that won't harm essential services for Native Americans.

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