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On the recordJune 10, 2009
Those of us who have addressed this issue, who have thought about it, who have read the various opinions, we have never viewed this as a race-based issue.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono emphasizes that the bill is not seen as race-based.

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