Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]

Iraq-Afghanistan Vets Rate Abercrombie A+

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

... Action Fund has given US Representative Neil Abercrombie an A+ on its 2008 Congressional Report Card, rating his votes on thirteen veteransâ€™ issues. ...

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On Politics When Lingle finally alights, busted budget awaits her

2008-10-05T00:00:00Z

"I can tell you this, with this economy, when the state looks at the budget next year, it is going to be brutal, just brutal," said US Rep. Neil Abercrombie ...

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AFL CIO President Tour

2008-10-05T00:00:00Z

... TAKING PLACE IN THIS COUNTRY IS HAVING WORKERS FROZEN OUT OF THEIR JOBS BECAUSE OF THE OUTSOURCING THAT'S GOING ON."--Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D) Hawaii.

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House passes bailout; Hirono and Abercrombie vote yes

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Mazie Hirono and Neil Abercrombie both voting for the bill. The two Democrats had voted against an earlier version that failed in the House on Monday. ...

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Economic â€˜Bailoutâ€™ Legislation

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

By Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii, 10/3/2008 8:11:19 AM (WASHINGTON, DC) â€“ The Senate bill that we considered today offers improvements and protections ...

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Fifty-Eight Votes

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Barbara Lee (east Bay area of California), Neil Abercrombie (Honolulu), David Wu (Portland and northwest Oregon), are among the very liberal Democrats who ...

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House Passes 700-Billion Dollar Bailout

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Representative Neil Abercrombie says, "I warned these guys right straight through this bill is not going to get at fundamentals. ...

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Senate approves locality pay for Hawaii, Alaska, territories

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

A companion bill in the House, HR 6516, has failed to garner any action since it was introduced in July by Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii.

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A Bailout is Not a Rescue

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

... did so for varying reasons-including my former University of Hawaii classmate Rep. Neil Abercrombie (who listened to his constituents) -and they were ...

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The Governors Line: Three Lines in One!

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

The Democratic field could well be crowded: Rep. Neil Abercrombie, former Rep. Ed Case and Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann are the most widely mentioned ...

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Senate sends economic rescue bill to the House

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii, is fond of the energy incentives and added taxpayer protection in the Senate version and could be swayed, his spokesman ...

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New Proposal for Financial Recovery Legislation: Bottom Up Plan ...

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

Rep. Neil Abercrombie is among a number of members of the House who are offering a new set of proposals. Abercrombie has been in discussion with Republican ...

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Abercrombie, Hirono tout alternative to bailout bill

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

...Reps. Neil Abercrombie and Mazie Hirono are part of a group of Democrats supporting an alternative to the $700-billion bailout bill defeated in the House on Monday. Provisions of the plan, described Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., would incr

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Barack Obama's Core Values Stem From Boyhood in Hawaii

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

...posted glowing reviews of this groundbreaking book, which reveals little-known aspects of Obama's background. U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii), who wrote the book's preface, calls it an incisive social history of Hawaii since statehood. A friend of

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Under the Radar: GOP House Candidate Hopes Bird Is the Word

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Enter author Steve Tataii (R), who is waging an uphill battle against Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D) this year. A veteran of almost a dozen bids for the state ...

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Congress Honors Waipiâ€™o Little League World Champions

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

... the Waipiâ€™o Little League team, 2008 Little League World Series Champions, in a unanimous resolution introduced by Representative Neil Abercrombie. ...

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Barack Obama's Core Values Stem From Boyhood in Hawaii

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii), who wrote the book's preface, calls it an incisive social history of Hawaii since statehood. ...

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Abercrombie, Hirono tout alternative to bailout bill

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Neil Abercrombie and Mazie Hirono are part of a group of Democrats supporting an alternative to the $700-billion bailout bill defeated in the House on ...

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Hirono, Abercrombie Vote Against Bailout Bill

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Neil Abercrombie said his constituents did not want the plan. He said that he received nearly 1500 e-mails, faxes and phone calls from Hawaii ...

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Trouble in Paradise

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

A House version of the "Akaka Bill," sponsored by Hawaii Rep. Neil Abercrombie, also of Hawaii, passed last October. The bill works under the assumption ...

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