Analysis Reveals Hawaii Federal Lawmakers’ Extreme Liberal Voting Records

News Release from American Conservative Union Foundation, April 20, 2018

Alexandria, VA – The American Conservative Union Foundation has just released its 47th Edition of its Annual Ratings of Congress. The guide ranks members of Congress based upon their commitment to conservative principles as demonstrated by their voting records in the first session of the 115th Congress. This session marks the first time in over a decade that Republicans control both chambers of the legislature and the presidency.

“In the 2017 session, we saw Republicans come together to pass the most important corporate tax reform in decades, confirm a true conservative in Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, and repeal the Obamacare individual mandate,” said ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp. “But conservatives must not rest on their laurels. This is not the time for four corners defense. Congress must pass a rescissions bill to eliminate wasteful spending in the omnibus and finally confirm highly qualified presidential nominees to critical positions.”

While a near record number of congressional Republicans in other states earned awards from the ACUF for their conservative voting records, this year all four members of the Hawaii congressional delegation qualified for ACUF’s “Coalition of the Radical Left” for earning scores of 10% or less:

• Rep. Hanabusa – 4%
• Rep. Gabbard – 4% 
• Sen. Hirono – 0%
• Sen. Schatz – 0%

This session’s scorecard is made up of 25 bills in the US House of Representatives and 21 bills in the US Senate. The bills selected cover a wide range of issues including fiscal and economic, social and cultural, and national security, and are designed to reflect how an individual views the role of government in an individual’s life.

This year some of the key issues ACU Foundation scored include:

• confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court
• repeal of Obamacare
• passage of comprehensive tax reform
• defunding of Planned Parenthood
• repeal of Dodd-Frank
• and key presidential nominations to cabinet positions.

ACUF is the sister organization of the American Conservative Union, the nation’s original conservative organization, and has for more than fifty years educated and activated the conservative movement through its ratings programs, policy centers and educational events such as the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), the largest annual gathering of conservatives in the nation.

CLICK HERE to view the 2017 Ratings online. CLICK HERE to visit our website.