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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Dan on the Record
By News Release @ 6:55 PM :: 7860 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

From www.CamCavasso.com

Most Hawaii voters think they know Dan Inouye because he’s been in Washington for most of their lifetime. But do you know how Dan votes once he leaves the Islands? Learn about Dan on the Record…

Dan’s Record on Healthcare

  • Dan twice cast the deciding vote to force every person in Hawaii to have health care insurance or be fined and put into a government program
  • Dan’s votes forced $300 million in healthcare costs from the Federal Government onto Hawaii taxpayers
  • Dan voted to force people to pay income tax on their health insurance benefits
  • Dan voted AGAINST efforts to stop $540 billion in cuts to Medicare for seniors and the disabled

Download the Dan on the Record – Healthcare flyer and share with your co-workers and local business owners.

Dan’s Record on Deficits and Debt

  • Since Dan took over as Chairman of the Appropriations Committee in 2007, Federal Debt has grown 50% and the Deficit has grown 900%!
  • Twice in the past year, Dan voted to increase the Debt Ceiling by a total of $2.1 TRILLION
  • Dan has voted AGAINST a balanced budget amendment four times

Watch our video on Dan Inouye’s Mountains of Debt, and download the Dan on the Record – Debt and Deficits flier, and share them with as many voters in Hawaii as possible!

Dan’s Record on Family Issues

  • Dan voted SEVEN times against banning Partial Birth Abortion (1995, 1996, 1998, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2003)
  • Dan voted AGAINST Lacy and Connor’s Law in 1997, the Unborn Victims of Violence Act
  • Dan voted AGAINST ending the Income Tax Marriage Penalty in 2001 and supports bringing it back in 2011

Download our flyer on Dan’s Record on Family Issues and share at your church, bible study or children’s school.

Dan’s Record on Future Generations

  • Dan voted AGAINST Education Savings Accounts
  • Dan voted AGAINST school vouchers in the District of Columbia’s poor-performing schools
  • Dan voted AGAINST requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer

Download our flyer on Dan’s Record on Future Generations and share with your friends, family and neighbors.

With a record like this, can the people of Hawaii and the nation afford to send Dan back to Washington for six more years?

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