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Senate Leader Puts Akaka Bill In Motion
June 6, 2006
Washington, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell tonight filed a cloture petition on the motion to proceed to the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), sponsor of the bill, released the following statement: "I am grateful to the Senate Leadership for filing cloture on my bill. Two days from now we will be voting on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 147, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act. I look forward to the vote and am confident that many of my colleagues will support the motion to proceed. "My bill is about process and fairness. It is time for the Senate to debate this legislation." Senator Akaka expressed his appreciation for the supportive lobbying efforts of Governor Linda Lingle; Hawaiian Homes Commission Chairman, Micah Kane; Attorney General, Mark Bennett; the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement; National Congress of American Indians; Alaska Federation of Natives; and the American Bar Association. The Senate is expected to vote on the cloture motion to proceed to the bill on Thursday, June 8th. Senator Akaka is expected to discuss the merits of his bill before the vote. Sixty votes are required to get cloture on the motion to proceed.
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June 2006
- University of Hawaii Awarded $1,022,923 For Language and Resource Studies, Akaka Announces [June 30, 2006]
- Akaka Calls on President to Prioritize Funding for Veterans [June 30, 2006]
- Senate Appropriations Committee Approves $1,625,000 in Akaka Project Requests [June 29, 2006]
- Senator Akaka Stresses Accountability in Light of VA Data Theft [June 29, 2006]
- "Enhancing Employee Performance: A Hearing on Pending Legislation"
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
[June 29, 2006]
- Akaka Urges Congress to Protect Access to Health Care [June 29, 2006]
- Congress Members Fight to Bring Down Barriers to Medicaid Before July 1st Deadline [June 29, 2006]
- Finance Committee Passes Akaka Tax Provisions [June 28, 2006]
- ADVISORY: Members of Congress Fight for Americans In Jeopardy of Losing Medicaid [June 28, 2006]
- Federal Workers' Rights Cannot Be Ignored, Akaka Says [June 27, 2006]
- Akaka Calls for Phased Withdrawal from Iraq
[June 22, 2006]
- Senate Approves Akaka-Collins Bill to Protect Whistleblowers [June 22, 2006]
- Top Kauai Volunteer Talks With Senator Akaka About Service [June 21, 2006]
- Akaka Applauds VA for Efforts to Secure Data Theft Information [June 21, 2006]
- Akaka Calls for Cultural Sensitivity for NWHI Monument Designation [June 15, 2006]
- Ranking Member Akaka Leads Democrats on Addressing Vet Funding and Data Theft Prevention [June 14, 2006]
- Akaka Wants to Deter Future Breaches of Personal Data in the Federal Government [June 13, 2006]
- Senator Akaka Returns From Weekend Trip to Iraq, Criticizes Fiscal Irresponsibility Over the Cost of War [June 12, 2006]
- Majority of U.S. Senate Support "Akaka Bill" [June 8, 2006]
- Akaka Debates for Justice and Fairness in Hawaii [June 7, 2006]
- Debate on "Akaka Bill" Begins [June 7, 2006]
- Senate Leader Puts Akaka Bill In Motion [June 6, 2006]
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