Hawaii’s Delegates, Doing Their Thing in Congress

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Here’s a digest of activity Wednesday (Sept. 18) from Hawaii’s congressional delegation in Washington, D.C.:

• Rep. Tulsi Gabbard spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives, where Staff Sergeant Allan Jay Kellogg Jr. of Kailua was awarded the Medal of Honor. Read the press release and watch the video.

• Sen. Mazie Hirono took to the Senate floor in support of a bipartisan bill aimed and promoting energy efficiency in Hawaii and around the country. Read the press release and watch the video.

• Sen. Brian Schatz delivered a floor speech on the merits of the Affordable Care Act. Read the press release and watch the video.

• Rep. Colleen Hanabusa voted against H.R. 761, a bill that her office says would weaken “proper environmental reviews” of mining operations on public lands by reclassifying these operations as “infrastructure projects,” in order to “streamline the permitting process.” The measure now heads to the Senate. Gabbard also voted “no.”

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Photo: Screen shot, Sept. 18. (Office of Sen. Mazie Hirono)

—Chad Blair

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