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Podcast: Spotlight Hawaii
Episode: Schatz hopes stimulus will prevent layoffs and furloughs, among other benefits
Description: U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz is hopeful that both houses of Congress could pass a $1.9 trillion federal stimulus package by mid-March that would prevent the layoffs and furloughs of Hawaii public workers, help keep island businesses afloat and prevent renters and homeowners from losing their homes while extending unemployment benefits.
Schatz responded to a range of questions during an appearance today on the Star-Advertiser’s Spotlight Hawaii, in which he hoped to get students back in school after spring back — while working through school employee unions’ collective bargaining agreements.
And as a member of the Senate...