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Senate Passes Sweeping Reform Legislation for Veterans and Their Caregivers 20 Nov 2009 17:52 GMT
... Senate Passes Sweeping Reform Legislation for Veterans and ... Reform Legislation for Veterans and Their Caregivers Senator Akaka's Bill would help wounded, homeless, women, and ...
Senate passes benefits for vets' caregivers 19 Nov 2009 22:14 GMT
... WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate on Thursday unanimously passed legislation that would ... benefits. Although the bill had bipartisan support, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., held it up for ... it up for weeks trying to persuade senators to pay for the new spending by ...
Senate passes bill offering medical benefits, stipends to wounded vets' caregivers 19 Nov 2009 22:40 GMT
... WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday unanimously passed legislation that would ... benefits. Although the bill had bipartisan support, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., held it up for ... it up for weeks trying to persuade senators to pay for the new spending by ...
Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Applauds the Senate for Passing Crucial Family Caregiver Legislation 19 Nov 2009 22:11 GMT
... Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Applauds the Senate for Passing Crucial Family Caregiver Legislation - ... To do less is to do nothing." Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HA), Chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs ...
Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Applauds the Senate for Passing Crucial Family Caregiver Legislation (PRN) 19 Nov 2009 22:15 GMT
... Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HA), Chairman of the introduced this caregiver-assistance ... Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, helped shape the ...

Senate Approves $365 Million for Military Construction Projects in Hawaii 18 Nov 2009 12:41 GMT
... The full Senate passed the spending measure by a vote ... men and women in uniform need," said Senator Akaka. "As Chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, ...
Four Hawaii Phantom Districts Receive $45,639,408 in Stimulus Funds for 3.4 Jobs 18 Nov 2009 11:31 GMT
... Four Hawaii Phantom Districts Receive $45,639,408 in Stimulus Funds ... office, the state budget office, Hawaii’s US Senators’ office, and the Recovery.gov web site manager ... so far has yielded two responses. US Sen. Daniel Akaka’s spokesperson, Jesse Van Dyke Broder, ...
Four Hawaii Phantom Districts Receive $45,639,408 Million in Stimulus Funds for 3.4 Jobs 17 Nov 2009 22:51 GMT
... Four Hawaii Phantom Districts Receive $45,639,408 Million in Stimulus ... office, the state budget office, Hawaii’s US Senators’ office, and the Recovery.gov web site manager ... so far has yielded two responses. US Sen. Daniel Akaka’s spokesperson, Jesse Van Dyke Broder, ...
Recovery.gov Consolidates Hawaii's 4 Phantom Congressional Districts Under New Category: 'Unassigned Congressional District' 19 Nov 2009 11:12 GMT
... Recovery.gov Consolidates Hawaii’s 4 Phantom Congressional Districts Under ... queried representatives from the offices of US Senator Daniel Akaka and Inouye on Monday about the phantom ...
Dr. No and the Wounded Veterans 16 Nov 2009 07:14 GMT
... consolidates more than a dozen improvements in veterans' ... obligation “that ultimately belongs to the government,” Senator Daniel Akaka, the bill's chief sponsor, properly notes. The ...

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Inouye, Akaka to Host Celebration of Saint Damien in US Capitol 17 Nov 2009 21:11 GMT
... Inouye, Akaka to Host Celebration of Saint Damien ... 11/17/2009 9:36:26 AM Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Daniel K. Inouye and Daniel K. Akaka ... Belgian Ambassador to the United States Jan Matthysen, Papal Ambassador to the United States Archbishop ...
Senator holds up caregiver legislation 12 Nov 2009 05:33 GMT
... year began Oct. 1, the House and Senate still are pressing to pass a group ... business. Standing athwart those plans, however, is Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., a family physician whose ... Coburn frequently uses his prerogative as a senator to put a hold on bills -- ...
Sen. Akaka Says 'I'm Not Aware' of Constitution Giving Congress Authority to Make Individuals Buy Health Insurance 12 Nov 2009 23:12 GMT
... Sen. Akaka Says ‘I’m Not Aware’ of Constitution ... Individuals Buy Health Insurance (CNSNews.com) – Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) says he is “not aware” of ... care bills in both the House and Senate require. When CNSNews.com asked whether the Constitution gives ...
Inouye co-sponsors bill to aid Filipino vets' families 12 Nov 2009 12:14 GMT
... President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo presented Inouye and Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, with presidential citations to thank them ... Policy Center, said in a statement. "The Senate has delivered a well-deserved tribute to our immigrant ...
Constitutional Authority for Govt Health Care: Elected Reps Have No Answer 12 Nov 2009 13:36 GMT
... Lately CNS News has been doing a very ... be able to answer that question.” The senator then turned away to answer another reporter’s ... authority to make Americans buy health insurance, Sen. Akaka said: “I’m not aware of that, ...
The PC Privacy Battle at the Border 14 Nov 2009 08:50 GMT
... It also led to the tabling of Senate Bill S. 3612, also known as the ... Sept. 26. The act was introduced by Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) and cosponsored by Senators ... and cosponsored by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Daniel Akaka (D-Hi.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). Little progress ...
Consumers could win big if Dodd's financial reform package becomes law 12 Nov 2009 01:04 GMT
... Senate Banking Committee Chairman unveiled his financial reform ... members Jack Reed, Charles Schumer, Robert Menendez, Daniel Akaka, Jon Tester, Mark Warner, Jeff Merkley and ...