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Daniel Inouye: “Its passage is long overdue, governmental parity for Native Hawaiians, American Indians and Alaska Natives, all of the…”

On the recordApril 12, 2012
Its passage is long overdue, governmental parity for Native Hawaiians, American Indians and Alaska Natives, all of the first nations of the United States is pono, it's the right thing.
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Daniel Inouye
Democratic · Hawaii

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Inouye advocates for equal governmental rights for Native Hawaiians and other indigenous groups.

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