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 »
On this day in 1805, the House of Representatives created the Committee on Public Lands, to help Congress manage the Louisiana Purchase Territory, newly acquired by President Thomas Jefferson from Napoleonic France. The acquisition, which stretched northwestward from New Orleans to Montana, covered more than 828,000 square miles.
A senior member of Congress, Rep. William Findley of… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today regarding passage of the Democrats’ Stimulus Part II:
“Once again, Speaker Pelosi, President Obama and Democrats in Congress have decided that more reckless government spending is the answer to our country’s problems. Clearly, they have not learned the lesson from the first failed… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today following Committee passage of H.R. 2314, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009:
“It was the correct course of action for Democrats to abandon their rush to adopt the proposed changes to the Akaka Bill at today’s hastily-scheduled markup.
“With both the… Read more »
Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN)
All across this nation, families and businesses are struggling to make ends meet. Millions of Americans have lost their jobs and many more worry that they will be next. But Americans are meeting these times with courage and by putting first things first, at least everywhere but the White… Read more »
The Castle Nugent National Historic Site Establishment Act (H.R. 3726)
December 16, 2009 Full Committee Markup
Reporting H.R. 3726 out of Committee (View Roll Call Vote)
The bill would establish the Castle Nugent Historic Site on St. Croix in the Virgin Islands. The park would include 2,900 acres and extend out into the ocean to the 3 mile territorial limit. The National Park Service… Read more »
The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009 (H.R. 2314)
December 16, 2009 Full Committee Markup
Reporting H.R. 2314 out of Committee (View Roll Call Vote)
The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009, also known as the Akaka bill, would create a separate governing entity for Native Hawaiians. Following strong opposition from Hawaii’s Governor and Attorney… Read more »
Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009 (H.R. 2288)
December 16, 2009 Full Committee Markup
Reporting H.R. 2288 out of Committee (Voted favorably by voice vote)
The "Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009" extends funding for two endangered fish programs in the Upper Colorado and San Juan river basins. The bill… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings offered a motion to postpone the markup of H.R. 2314, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009, until February 24, 2010 – allowing interested parties 60 days to thoroughly review proposed changes to the bill. Last night, Hawaii Attorney General Mark Bennett on behalf of Governor Linda Lingle sent… Read more »
