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Schatz: I will exceed Inouye
P: … Schatz also looks younger than his age, 52. Don’t let style or appearance fool you, though.
Remarkably, at least for those who keep track of these things, as of Wednesday he has already been a senator for a dozen years. That’s not a long tenure in the Senate by historic standards, but because of retirement, death and defeat, he’s already creeping up the roster on the storied Appropriations Committee….
with a new Congress, he’ll be chief deputy whip, a post that, with one more likely retirement, could vault him to become the second-ranking Senate Democrat in just two years.
It may feel familiar to longtime Senate-watchers: the slight-of-stature, even-keeled young Democrat who gets elected to a safe seat from Hawaii at around 40 and stays…and keeps staying.
Schatz, however, is determined to go further than Daniel K. Inouye, the legendary war hero and Senate lifer he succeeded. While Inouye became chairman of the Appropriations panel, Schatz is eyeing the job that eluded his predecessor: Senate Democratic Leader.
Not that he’ll acknowledge as much.
I spent 45 minutes with Schatz earlier this month in his holiday and Hawaii-bedecked Hart office. He was blunt about a range of topics, most significantly his party’s failures and the necessity that they drop their faculty club and interest group vernacular. He was particularly scathing on the tic of using “center” as a verb….
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read … Brian Schatz to Democrats: Please, Stop With ‘Center’ and ‘Making Space’
Questions still remain in Mike Miske’s death
SA: … There are still many questions surrounding the death of Honolulu crime boss Michael J. Miske Jr. The most basic: “How did that happen within the Federal Detention Center?”
Miske — found guilty July 18 of racketeering conspiracy, murder and 11 other felony charges — was found dead in his cell Dec. 1. On Tuesday, the Honolulu Department of the Medical Examiner said Miske, 50, died of “toxicity of fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl,” an apparent accidental death while he awaited sentencing.
The fact that the drugs could reach Miske, or anyone in the detention center, must be explained….
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read … Off the news: Questions still remain in Mike Miske’s death
Maui's wildfires contribute to 18% rise in homelessness across US, federal officials say
KITV: … Federal officials report homelessness is up 18% across the country, partly because of natural disasters, including Maui's wildfires.
According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, a lack of affordable housing as well as an influx of migrants in some parts of the country also contributed to the rise.
(NOTE: Neither the word “crack” nor the word “meth” appear anywhere in the HUD report. “Drug’ and ‘substance’ each appear only ONCE in 118 pages.)
PDF: The 2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR to Congress) Part 1: Point-In-Time Estimates of Homelessness, December 2024
SA: Annual census find homelessness rising in Hawaii, nationally | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
CB: Homelessness Nearly Doubled In Hawaii After Maui Fires, New Federal Report Says
HNN: Federal Report: Homeless in Hawaii rose 87% in the last year following Maui wildfires
MN: Homeless for the holidays: State sees 87% increases in homelessness as many residents have to fight to stay afloat
read … Maui's wildfires contribute to 18% rise in homelessness across US, federal officials say
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