Senator Daniel Inouye

Democrat  •  Hawaii  •  11th Term  •  Sworn In 1959
Current Term 2011 - 2016 View All

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02/14/12
Rely on investors other than the US

to see other "plans" in the making? How can we forget Japan's triple disaster? Did no one try to connect Hawaii's Sen. Daniel Inouye and his nickname as being the Filipino's "champion in the U.S. Senate?" When I saw this in the Philippine Daily ...

Source: Guam Pacific Daily News
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02/14/12
$250M requested for Honolulu rail transit project

President Barack Obama has requested $250 million for the Honolulu rail transit project in the coming fiscal year. U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye said Monday that's the largest amount for any rail project in the country. The Obama administration requested $150 ..

Source: KPUA.net
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02/14/12
Barack Obama requests $250M for Honolulu's rail project

...Barack Obama has requested $250 million for the Honolulu rail transit project in the coming fiscal year. U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye said today that's the largest amount for any rail project in the country. The Obama administration requested $150 million fo

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02/14/12
Rely on investors other than the US

...etc.) to see other "plans" in the making? How can we forget Japan's triple disaster? Did no one try to connect Hawaii's Sen. Daniel Inouye and his nickname as being the Filipino's "champion in the U.S. Senate?" When I saw this in the Philippine Daily In

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02/13/12
$250M requested for Honolulu rail transit project

U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye said Monday that's the largest amount for any rail project in the country. The Obama administration requested $150 million for a San Francisco light rail project. Inouye says the Federal Transit Administration funds will help ...

Source: KHON2
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02/13/12
Obama Seeks Middle Ground with 7-Step Budget Plan

Reid and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) argued that the debt-limit agreement in August directs spending for the next year and said Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) has already asked the heads of the subcommittees to write ...

Source: The Fiscal Times
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02/12/12
Vietnam, US enhance relationship

While in Washington, Deputy PM Ninh met separately with President pro-tempore of the US Senate Daniel Inouye, Senator Jim Webb, US Secretary of Commerce John Bryson, US Trade Representative Ron Kirk, World Bank (WB) President Robert Zoellick and Deputy ...

Source: NhanDan Online
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02/10/12
Hawaii part of $25B foreclosure settlement agreement

...substantial changes in how servicers do business, which will ensure the abuses of the past are not repeated.” Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye said that under the deal, lenders will be required to improve how they service mortgages and will prohibit them fro

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02/09/12
Hawaii part of $25B foreclosure settlement agreement

“That’s not something we’d see if we simply won a money judgment in a trial.” Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye said that under the deal, lenders will be required to improve how they service mortgages and will prohibit them from foreclosing when ...

Source: The Business Journal
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02/09/12
White House on Legally-Mandated Budgeting: "No Opinion"

told reporters on Friday. Reid and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) argued that the debt-limit agreement in August directs spending for the next year and said Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) has already asked the heads of ...

Source: Town Hall
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02/09/12
White House on Legally-Mandated Budgeting: "No Opinion"

...argued that the debt-limit agreement in August directs spending for the next year and said Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) has already asked the heads of the subcommittees to write their appropriations bills for fiscal 2013. Sena

Source: Town Hall
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02/08/12
WATCH: Here's The Racist Super Bowl Campaign Ad That Has Democrats In A Tizzy

Veteran GOP consultant Mike Murphy tweeted that the ad was "really, really dumb;" Hawaii's Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye, the son of Japanese immigrants told Politico that Hoekstra's "racist thoughts are not welcome in the United States Senate."

Source: The Business Insider
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02/08/12
Hotline Sort: Kucinich Takes Friendly Fire

3) Former Michigan Republican Rep. Pete Hoekstra's controversial TV ad continues to stoke controversy. Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, sharply criticized the spot on Tuesday, saying in a statement that "Pete Hoekstra's advertisement is outrageous.

Source: National Journal (blog)
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02/08/12
WATCH: Here's The Racist Super Bowl Campaign Ad That Has Democrats In A Tizzy

...Republicans.) Veteran GOP consultant Mike Murphy tweeted that the ad was "really, really dumb;" Hawaii's Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye, the son of Japanese immigrants told Politico that Hoekstra's "racist thoughts are not welcome in the United States Se

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02/08/12
Hanabusa Made Most Trips to Hawaii Last Year

...United Airlines as a result, according to a spokeswoman in her Washington office. Hirono made 13 roundtrips in that same time period. Akaka's tally was 10. The United States Capitol Police advised Sen. Daniel Inouye not to make public his travel schedul

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02/07/12
Bob Dole: Still a Man to be Reckoned With

Daniel Inouye and John McCain, Dole is a genuine war hero ... in an obvious reference to Gingrich and former Sen. Rick Santorum, "I think he needs to pick a mainstream conservative, not somebody way out there who'll appeal to evangelicals."

Source: Huffington Post
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02/07/12
HOT news: Pacific carbon pump speeds up in summer

U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye, University of Hawaiʻi President M.R.C. Greenwood and National Science Foundation Director Subra Suresh (UH photo)

Source: the university of hawai'i system
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02/07/12
FTA, Inouye: Honolulu Rail Project Can Move to Next Phase, But Critics Say City Should Hold Off Until Court Challenge is Resolved

...federal court, said the Letter of No Prejudice “merely continues the city’s ability to risk city taxpayer dollars.” U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, the most powerful advocate of the rail project, made the announcement about the FTA’s decision yesterday

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02/07/12
Hoekstra fallout: Cornyn mum, Inouye 'racist'

...about the content of the ad, Cornyn remained mum. "I’m not going to comment," he said. On the other hand, Hawaii Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye, the son of Japanese immigrants, blasted it with stinging language. "Pete Hoekstra's advertisement is outrag

Source: The Politico
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02/07/12
Sen. Inouye Can't See the Forest When it Comes to Rail

...for the trees, our good senator (Daniel Inouye), can't see the forest. Here are some important facts the senator may have overlooked: According to the Federal Transit Authority (FTA) and state studies the City's rail project is likely to cost $7 - not $

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02/07/12
Inouye: Too Much Secrecy in Political Donations

...— Sen. Daniel Inouye says he is concerned about secrecy cloaking political donations, and he wants to stop nonprofits from keeping their donors anonymous. More than a third of advertising tied to the 2012 presidential race has been paid for by nonprof

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02/06/12
Reid Refuses to Bring Budget to a Floor Vote; No Budget for Third Year

...argued that the debt-limit agreement in August directs spending for the next year and said Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-HI) has already asked the heads of the subcommittees to write their appropriations bills for fiscal 2013. Senate B

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02/05/12
Honolulu rail gets federal approval to start construction of foundation, pillars

U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye says moving forward with construction gives Oahu residents an alternative to being stuck in traffic on the island's congested roadways.

Source: Republic
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02/04/12
Pathetic: Senate Democrats Won't Offer a Budget In 2012

told reporters on Friday. Reid and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) argued that the debt-limit agreement in August directs spending for the next year and said Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) has already asked the heads of ...

Source: Town Hall
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02/04/12
Surprise! Harry Reid, Democrats, Say No To Any 2012 Or 2013 Budget Bill

told reporters on Friday. Reid and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) argued that the debt-limit agreement in August directs spending for the next year and said Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) has already asked the heads of ...

Source: stoptheaclu.com
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02/04/12
Surprise! Harry Reid, Democrats, Say No To Any 2012 Or 2013 Budget Bill

...argued that the debt-limit agreement in August directs spending for the next year and said Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) has already asked the heads of the subcommittees to write their appropriations bills for fiscal 2013. Sena

Source: Stop The ACLU
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02/04/12
Pathetic: Senate Democrats Won't Offer a Budget In 2012

...argued that the debt-limit agreement in August directs spending for the next year and said Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) has already asked the heads of the subcommittees to write their appropriations bills for fiscal 2013. Sena

Source: Town Hall
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02/03/12
Reid: No, I don’t plan to bring a budget to the floor this year

Reid and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) argued that the debt-limit agreement in August directs spending for the next year and that Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) has already asked the heads of the subcommittees to write ...

Source: Hotair.com
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02/03/12
Reid: No, I don’t plan to bring a budget to the floor this year

Reid and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) argued that the debt-limit agreement in August directs spending for the next year and that Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) has already asked the heads of the subcommittees to write ...

Source: Hotair.com
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02/03/12
STOCK Act passes Senate by vote of 96-3

to permanently outlaw congressional earmarks, even as Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) said Thursday he would extend a temporary earmark ban one more year through 2013. The Senate also rejected a nonbinding resolution by Sen. Jim DeMint (R

Source: Politico.com
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Official website: http://www.inouye.senate.gov/
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Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3934
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