This is not an equal protection issue. I think this is where the crux of the difference is, that this is not a race-based legislation.
Mazie Hirono: “This is not an equal protection issue. I think this is where the crux of the difference is, that this is not a…”
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Hirono argues that the bill is not racially based but acknowledges indigenous rights.
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