February 22, 2010
House to vote on rewritten Native Hawaiian Recognition Bill
Text is “fundamentally changed” from last Congress
Dear Colleague:
This week the Democrat Leadership is bringing H.R. 2314 to the Floor, a bill to extend tribal recognition to a Native Hawaiian “governing entity.” In the 110th Congress, a previous version of this legislation (H.R. 505) passed 261-153. All… Read more »
After House and Senate Committees approved two different versions of the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009 (Akaka bill) last December, House Democrats have now released another rewritten version of this bill. The House is expected to vote on the latest altered text next week.
Click here to read the rewrite of the Akaka bill.
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House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today regarding next week’s possible floor consideration of an unknown version of the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009:
“Once again the Democrat majority is writing bills behind closed doors without any contribution or consideration from the minority. When the… Read more »
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Exactly one year ago today, the newly confirmed Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar delivered his first speech to Department employees, outlining his vision for the future of the agency.
Unfortunately, Secretary Salazar’s rhetoric stands in stark contrast to… Read more »
Only 34 Percent of Hawaiians Support Akaka Bill
Human Events
Valerie Richardson
December 18, 2009
With President Bush no longer wielding a veto and a Hawaiian in the White House, Democrats would need to stumble badly to botch the passage of the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act. Fortunately for conservatives, that's exactly what's happening.
Better known as the Akaka… Read more »
Aloha, Segregation: The Akaka bill would create a race-based state in Hawaii
Wall Street Journal
Editorial
December 17, 2009
President Obama speaks proudly of his childhood in Hawaii, so we wonder what the state's voters think of his support for a bill that would redistribute its wealth based on race. That's what would happen under the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization… Read more »
