The way I see it...nobody is on Abercrombie's page...and he will have more than "hiccups" if he force feeds Congress this plate full of deceitful fodder. He will find he has few friends...especially those who helped to get him to Congress in the first place...Liberal Democrats. Shame on you Abercrombie. Your statement of..."Now that they have allowed the State of Hawaii to sell ceeded lands, we wil have a huge revenue stream"...will come back to haunt you. Count on seeing that page.------------------Abercrombie postpones Akaka Bill hearing to regroup with President, SenatorsJul 10, 2009 - 01:24 PM | By Jarrett Keohokalole | The Hawaii IndependentUnder advisement from his Senate counterparts, Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii, postponed Thursday’s hearing on the Akaka Bill before the House Natural Resources Committee in expectation of a long awaited showdown over the bill in the Senate.Abercrombie decided to take another week or two to confer with Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, and President Barrack Obama’s administration before pursuing further action in the House, according to Abercrombie spokesman Dave Helfert.“This just gives us a chance to pull back and make sure everybody is on the same page,” Helfert said.Akaka has had little trouble advancing the highly controversial bill in the House, where it twice passed before stalling in the Senate. But with the Democrats holding a sizable majority in the Senate and a promise from President Obama to sign the bill, Rep Abercrombie is making sure the latest best-chance to pass the Akaka bill is not wasted in the House.“We want the White House to be with us all the way through,” he said “We want to make sure that there aren’t any questions or differences or anything else.”Any potential hiccups on the House side could be a potential embarrassment for Abercrombie, who is eyeing a 2010 gubernatorial run and has previously said he is confident the bill would pass this year.“We want the White House to be with us all the way through,” he said “We want to make sure that there aren’t any questions or differences or anything else.”Opponents of the bill in the House were glad to learn that the hearing was postponed, noting that they were still waiting for the White House to take a firm stance on the bill.At issue is whether the Obama-led Department of Justice will distance itself from the stance it took under the Bush Administration. Under Bush, the Department of Justice raised expressed “deep reservations” about granting recognition to an entity that is race-based.Ranking minority member of the Natural Resources Committee Rep. Doc Hastings, R-WA, said in a statement that he would like movement on the Akaka Bill to stop until they have heard from the White House.“I would hope that a markup of this bill can be held off until such time as all members of the Committee are well-acquainted with the Administration’s views and recommendations,” he said.While campaigning for President, Obama expressed that he would sign the bill if it passed both sides of Congress.Sen. Akaka is expected to bring the bill before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs before Congress goes on recess in August. In all previous attempts, the bill has failed to pass through the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to the floor of the Senate for a vote.
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  • Massive confusion, whose on first, second and third? Abercrombie was never a 'go with' for he is a Democrat, not a Republican. Money or selling ceeded lands was never his voice, however, knowing Neil, he will do what his constituents says which is my concern. We need a hearing in Hawaii and if not, than why NOT? kaohi
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