Congressional Delegation

...Mazie Hirono receives a quick lesson on U.S. immigration law from ICE official Matthew Albence during a hearing on Capitol Hill....

...Votes in Congress between July 17 and July 30, 2018....

...The proposal is sponsored by Sen. Brian Schatz, Hawaii Democrat, and Sen. John Thune, South Dakota....

...Weekly Digest of Hawaii Conressional Delegation Votes from GovTrack.us....

... The next day, two Butler disciples were parked immediately outside my home ....

...the provision reduces the lengthy 30-day hold on checks and puts the islands on equal footing with the states where the hold rarely exceeds 5 business days....

...U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, has not defended human and civil rights during her time in Congress. She was one of just three representatives, and the only Democrat who refused to condemn Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s genocidal chemical attack on his own people....

...Would the delegation have chastised Obama if he had stuck to his ultimatum and struck Syria after Assad crossed Obama’s infamous “red line in the sand?”....

...Analysis Reveals Hawaii Federal Lawmakers’ Extreme Liberal Voting Records....

...A Democratic senator called out the national party for a fundraising with the misleading subject line special counsel Robert Mueller was about to be “fired.”....

...The most popular politician in Hawaii continues to serve Chris Butler....

...A military pay increase of 2.4%....

... a very familiar looking laundry list of Hawaii spending allotments ....

...“Do you know anyone who says ‘Anglo-American heritage’ in a sentence?” asked Democratic Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz. “What could possibly be the purpose of saying that other than to pit Americans against each other?"....

...Rep Hanabusa also voted in favor of the same continuing resolution, so logically all of this rhetoric should apply to her as well.  Do Hawaii progressives become 'outraged' only when instructed?....

...The family of the late congressman Takai, meanwhile, defended Beesley’s actions for the first time today....

...to provide additional federal resources to Guam, Hawai’i, the CNMI, American Samoa, and other jurisdictions affected by migrants from the Freely Associated States....

....a government investigation of online gun sales designed to determine “whether private sellers would knowingly sell a firearm to an individual prohibited from possessing one” determined that … no, actually, they would not....

• Senate: Tax Overhaul – Motion to Recede and Concur
• Senate: Short-Term Fiscal 2018 Continuing Appropriations – Motion to Concur
• House: Tax Overhaul – Motion to Concur
• House: Short-Term Fiscal 2018 Continuing Appropriations
• House: Supplemental Disaster Appropriations

• Senate: Grasz Nomination - Confirmation
• Senate: Willett Nomination - Confirmation
• Senate: Ho Nomination - Confirmation
• House: Mortgage Lender Escrow Requirement Exemption
• House: Iranian Asset Report Requirement
• House: Privacy Notice Requirement Exemption
• House: Iranian Aircraft Purchase Transactions

• Senate: Tax Overhaul – Motion to Proceed
• Senate: Tax Overhaul - Education Savings Accounts
• Senate: Tax Overhaul - Passage
• House: National Forest Mining
• House: Federal Workforce Probationary Period Extension
• House: EPA Brownfields Program Reauthorization
• House: Manufactured Housing Lending Regulation

"Gabbard’s life would be unrecognizable without Butler’s influence.”

• Senate: Kan Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Bradbury Nomination – Conf
• Senate: Esper Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Zatezalo Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Otting Nomination – Confirmation
• House: Flood Insurance Reauthorization
• House: Fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization-Conference Report
• House: Tax Overhaul

• Senate: Gibson Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Engel Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Wehrum Nomination – Confirmation
• House: Joint Employer Definition
• House: Hydropower Regulation
• House: Securities Regulations Exemptions

...Recent House and Senate votes....

...federal law already prohibits domestic abusers from purchasing or owning guns....

“A recent scan showed some small spots in my Thyroid gland.  I will be undergoing immunotherapy for the next three months.”

“We want to make sure that people understand that we have a vision for the future.” -- Sen Brian Schatz

• Senate: Pai Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Quarles Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Cissna Nomination – Confirmation
• House: Abortion Ban
• House: Fiscal 2018 Budget Resolution

...“So you do not support the recriminalization of homosexuality?” Hirono asked....

• Senate: Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization
• Senate: Francisco Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Delrahim Nomination – Confirmation
• House: Maternal and Infant Home Visit Program
• House: FAA Short Term Reauthorization, Flood Insurance and Hurricane Tax Adjustments
• House: Parole Violators' Benefits Revocation

• Senate: Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization
• Senate: Patenaude Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization
• House: Criminal Gang Members
• House: Fiscal 2018 Omnibus Appropriations

...Schatz is one of a handful of Democrat lawmakers who have received generous campaign donations from Menendez....

Senate: Fiscal 2017 Disaster Supplemental Appropriations, Debt Limit, Continuing Appropriations
House: Emergency Hurricane Harvey Supplemental Appropriations
House: Fiscal 2017 Disaster Supplemental Appropriations, Debt Limit, Continuing Appropriations

...The senator also purports to somehow raise the payment rates that Medicaid doles out to hospital systems and physicians, but how he would do so remains unclear....

...Hawaii’s congressional delegation is hoping they’ll hook the big fish....

...Since the 21st Century Flood Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 2874) passed out of committee in June, it has been subject to intense industry lobbying....

...U.S. Pacific Command boss Adm. Harry Harris Jr. told lawmakers in April to consider nearer-term measures. Harris said the existing system could be “overwhelmed” by an ICBM attack. If that happened, he said, “someone would have to make a decision about which ones to take out or not.”....

...The House is in the August district work period and not doing any legislative business until Sept. 5....

...the center was established by Congress in 1960 with no congressional hearings and over the State Department’s opposition....

• Senate: Shanahan Nomination - Confirmation
• Senate: Bush Nomination - Confirmation
• House: Ozone Standards Implementation
• House: Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure
• House: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Agency Coordinating Authority
• House: King Cove Land Exchange

..."Well, mainly I get my news from watching you guys on TV" Hirono said....

• Senate: Rao Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Hagerty Nomination – Confirmation
• House: California Drought Prevention
• House: Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization

• Senate: Svinicki Nomination - Confirmation
• House: Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Limitation
• House: Immigration Law Enforcement Compliance
• House: Criminal Undocumented Immigrants Sentencing Guidelines

• Senate: Long Nomination - Confirmation
• Senate: Mandelker Nomination - Confirmation
• Senate: Billingslea Nomination - Confirmation
• House: Federal Lands Vegetation Management Protocol
• House: Surface Water Storage Permitting
• House: State Coordinated Temporary Employment Subsidies

• Senate: Rapuano Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Saudi Arms Sale Disapproval – Motion to Discharge
• Senate: Iranian and Russian Sanctions
• House: Health Insurance Tax Credit Verification
• House: Veterans Affairs Department Accountability
• House: Health Care Tax Credit Expansion

Senate: Elwood Nomination - Confirmation
Senate: Iran Sanctions - Cloture
House: Customs and Border Protection Polygraph Waiver
House: Financial Regulation Restructuring

...Gabbard earns positive marks from just 49 percent of Democrats....

Senate: Branstad Nomination
Senate: Sullivan Nomination
Senate: Thapar Nomination
House: Pesticides Regulations
House: Prosecution of Child Pornography
House: Child Abuse Reporting