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Neil Abercrombie: I want to indicate that I am in full sympathy with that and want to express not only to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr.…

On the recordSeptember 10, 1998
I want to indicate that I am in full sympathy with that and want to express not only to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Kingston), but to all others who are finding themselves in this circumstance, that those of us who are working with sugar producers in the State of Hawaii fully understand what the implications are from foreign workers who are exploited and being utilized against American workers and against American growers, coming into the picture under adverse circumstances such as the gentleman has just outlined. And I want to assure my colleague that those of us from urban areas who understand that this is a necessity for an integrated approach on behalf of Americans, both rural and urban, it being necessary not just for their survival, but for the prosperity of the country are in full sympathy with him and want to work with him on it.
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Neil Abercrombie
Hawaii

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Addressing the challenges faced by sugar producers in Hawaii and the impact of foreign workers on American labor.

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