Hanabusa Splits With Schatz On Gov’t Funding Vote

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The Hill has this report. Excerpts:

Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-Hawaii) split with Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) on a key government funding vote and is highlighting her “no” vote in the state as she mulls a possible primary bid against him.

Hanabusa hasn’t ruled out a bid against either Schatz or Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie (D), who picked Schatz instead of her to fill the seat of former Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) after he died.

She’s expected to make a decision on the race in the coming weeks, and the vote could be a way to set her apart from Schatz, though sources say she’s more interested in taking on Abercrombie. Inouye had personally requested that Hanabusa fill his seat, and shortly afterwards sources close to Hanabusa made it clear she was furious about the snub. …

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