Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]

Senator Coburn Finally Does the Right Thing

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

... and Omnibus Health Benefits Act, Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, said “it would be truly disgraceful” if the bill didn't clear the Senate by Veterans' Day. ...

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Saint Damien Celebrations Continue

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

... in this case the hansen's disease persons with leprosy, and helped to take care of them and gave his life," says Senator Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) Among ...

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Analysis: Batten Down the Hatches

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

George Voinovich, R-Ohio, and Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, have collaborated to provide agencies additional personnel flexibilities to address workforce ...

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Study to Examine Health of Female Vietnam Vets

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) said the needs of female veterans are sometimes overlooked in the VA system. "Many women veterans in need of services fall ...

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Here Comes Fund Governance -- Again

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) is making his third try at passing fund governance legislation. But this time Akaka has the backing of the AFL-CIO--the largest ...

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Senator Coburn Finally Does the Right Thing

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

...Coburn’s procedural hold that was blocking passage of S. 1963, the Veterans’ Caregiver and Omnibus Health Benefits Act, Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, said “it would be truly disgraceful” if the bill didn’t clear the Senate by Veterans’ Day. I

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County offices will be closed on holiday

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

The briefing will be led by staff from Sen. Daniel Akaka's Senate Labor Committee work force subcommittee, the Office of Personnel Management and the ...

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2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, marked the four decade anniversary of the famous Kennedy Report. “We know you will continue the ...

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Island Images

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

...years after he arrived in Kalaupapa and died four years later in 1889. Among those who also attended the ceremony were U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, Honolulu Catholic Bishop Clarence "Larry" Silva and a delegation from Hawaii. LENDING SUPPORT FOR FELLOW WORKE

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Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Applauds the Senate for Passing Crucial Family ...

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HA), Chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee introduced this caregiver-assistance legislation and shepherded the bill out ...

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OHA appoints 4 new directors

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

Prior to that, she had a long career in Washington, DC, where she worked as Legislative Assistant to Sen. Daniel Akaka, Legislative Director and Chief of ...

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Damien honored in DC

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

"Now we have a saint and a king here," said Sen. Daniel Akaka, referring also to the statue of Hawai'i's unifying King Kamehameha, which also stands in the ...

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Prayers, lei honor Hawaii's saint in Washington, D.C.

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

...of Damien's bronze statue, which stands in the U.S. Capitol. "Now we have a saint and a king here," said Hawaii U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, referring also to the statute of Hawaii's unifying King Kamehameha, which also stands in the Capitol. Damien was decl

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Senate OKs bill to help veterans

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

...more than 50,000 caregivers, he said. Still, Durbin said he was willing to work with Coburn to expand the eligibility. Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, a World War II veteran and chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, said veterans of current w

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2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

Sen. Daniel Akaka, the Hawaiian Democrat who chairs a subcommittee with oversight over federal privacy policy, has expressed interest in revising the ...

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Why the Public Option is Good for Veterans

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

This week, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel Akaka succeeded in pushing through a major veterans' health services bill. ...

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2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

"We cannot now turn our backs on the obligations to those who fought," said Sen. Daniel Akaka, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee and the ...

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Senate health bill penalizes Hawaii

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

"We proudly represent states that have taken the initiative to expand Medicaid," US Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawai'i, and 13 other senators wrote in a letter to ...

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2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

"We proudly represent states that have taken the initiative to expand Medicaid," US Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawai'i, and 13 other senators wrote in a letter to ...

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Senate passes benefits for vets' caregivers

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

"We cannot now turn our backs on the obligations to those who fought," said Sen. Daniel Akaka, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee and the ...

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