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Mazie Hirono: I think that if we define 'constraints' as, really, speed, thrift, simplicity, I think that's what we're getting at.

On the recordNovember 30, 2015
I think that if we define 'constraints' as, really, speed, thrift, simplicity, I think that's what we're getting at.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono emphasizes the need for efficiency and simplicity in defining constraints.

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