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Comment by Chris Lee
Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
Our economy [Hawaii's] is changing far more rapidly than anybody's expected. It is important to be sure that everybody will benefit from the technological revolution that we're seeing to make sure no one's left behind.
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(2017)
2y ago
Policy proposals and claims
Verification History
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Verified the quote's authenticity. The Independent.co.uk source URL was blocked for direct WebFetch, but web search confirmed the exact wording ("to be sure that everybody will benefit from the technological revolution that we're seeing to make sure no one's left behind") is attributed to Rep. Chris Lee across multiple reliable sources (BIEN — Basic Income Earth Network, Common Dreams, etc.) in the context of his 2017 Hawaii UBI resolution. Author attribution is correct: Chris Lee was a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (District 51) who introduced landmark UBI legislation in 2017. The vote "for" the statement "Implement a universal basic income" aligns correctly with Lee's documented advocacy — he passed the resolution making Hawaii the first state to consider UBI. Quote is relevant to the statement, as it directly motivates the UBI push by framing economic/technological change as the reason to ensure no one is left behind. Year is 2017, which is older than 2025, but searches did not surface a more recent Lee quote on UBI to replace it with; keeping as-is.
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-7
· 9d ago
replying to Chris Lee