Thirty million dollars a year for compact impact assistance to states like Hawaii is woefully short of what we actually need.
Mazie Hirono: “Thirty million dollars a year for compact impact assistance to states like Hawaii is woefully short of what we actually…”
On the recordJuly 19, 2017
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Hirono emphasizes the inadequate funding for COFA citizens in Hawaii.
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