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Protest planned tomorrow against Akaka bill 'sneak attack'
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More than 100 people are expected tomorrow morning to protest efforts by Hawai'i's two U.S. senators to insert the so-called Akaka bill into one of the federal appropriations bills coming up next, according to a spokesman for the Koani Foundation, which calls the effort a "sneak attack."
U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, is planning to insert the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009 into the Defense Appropriations Bill or one of several others coming before Congress this week, according to Ehu Cardwell, spokesman for the Koani Foundation.
The effort would virtually guarantee passage of the Akaka bill through a "back-door" tactic, thus circumventing any public review or input, Cardwell said in a statement today.
Protestors will gather at 7 a.m. tomorrow by the state Capitol.
"National Review Online sounded the alarm bells today [12/14/09] and sources on Capitol Hill confirmed to Big Government that a version of the Native Hawaiian Bill may end up in the Defense Appropriations bill. According to NROnline:
NRO - National Review Online
THE CORNER
Monday, December 14, 2009
It's Not Just the Obamas Going to Hawaii This December [Kathryn Jean Lopez]
For years (since 1999), Daniel Akaka has been trying to make the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act law. On Friday afternoon, the minority on the House Natural Resources Committee got word that there will be a mark-up on it on Wednesday. Apparently there's an agreement on the bill, but Republicans on the committee haven't seen it.The Hill rumor is that Democrats plan to attach Akaka to the Department of Defense funding bill before this session ends — basically, sneaking it in at a busy, contentious time of year to avoid full debate.
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You now heard it from Capitol Hill. Once again, the Pork Barrel King Inouye is habitually doing what he does best and gets caught doing it in sneaking in a bill quietly and brazenly lies about it. He either has dementia or is a bald-faced liar. If he can lie to them; then he can lie to his constituents. Why are people sending him back to Washington? Retire the bastard and be done with him.
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NRO - National Review Online
THE CORNER
Monday, December 14, 2009
It's Not Just the Obamas Going to Hawaii This December [Kathryn Jean Lopez]
For years (since 1999), Daniel Akaka has been trying to make the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act law. On Friday afternoon, the minority on the House Natural Resources Committee got word that there will be a mark-up on it on Wednesday. Apparently there's an agreement on the bill, but Republicans on the committee haven't seen it.The Hill rumor is that Democrats plan to attach Akaka to the Department of Defense funding bill before this session ends — basically, sneaking it in at a busy, contentious time of year to avoid full debate.
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You now heard it from Capitol Hill. Once again, the Pork Barrel King Inouye is habitually doing what he does best and gets caught doing it in sneaking in a bill quietly and brazenly lies about it. He either has dementia or is a bald-faced liar. If he can lie to them; then he can lie to his constituents. Why are people sending him back to Washington? Retire the bastard and be done with him.