honoluluadvertiser.com

Sponsored by:

Comment, blog & share photos

Log in | Become a member
The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, May 25, 2008

How they voted

Hawaii news photo - The Honolulu Advertiser
spacer spacer

LEARN MORE

  • Library of Congress, to search for specific votes: http://thomas.loc.gov

  • spacer spacer

    How Hawai'i Sens. Daniel Akaka and Daniel K. Inouye and Reps. Neil Abercrombie and Mazie K. Hirono voted in key legislation last week.

    KEY SENATE VOTES

    1. Iraq War Funding

    The Senate voted 70-26 Thursday for a $165 billion supplemental spending bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Republicans joined Democrats in defying a presidential veto threat to add billions for veterans' programs and unemployment benefits. The bill also would block new Bush administration cuts to federal Medicaid spending. The bill now goes back to the House.

    Hawai'i Votes:

    Daniel Akaka (D) YEA

    Daniel K. Inouye (D) YEA

    2. Farm Bill Veto Override

    The Senate voted 82-13 Thursday to override the president's veto of the farm bill, minus a section on international aid accidentally left out of the version of the bill that Bush vetoed.

    Hawai'i Votes:

    Daniel Akaka (D) YEA

    Daniel K. Inouye (D) YEA

    KEY HOUSE VOTES

    1. Renewable Energy and Tax Package

    The House voted 263-160 Wednesday for a $54 billion tax package that would extend expiring tax breaks for individuals and businesses for a year. It also includes incentives for producing energy from renewable sources like wind and solar. The bill now heads to the Senate. The White House has threatened a veto.

    Hawai'i votes:

    Neil Abercrombie (D) YEA

    Mazie K. Hirono (D) YEA

    2. Farm Bill Veto Override

    The House voted 316-108 to override President Bush's veto of the $290 billion farm bill that includes new subsidies for farmers and increased spending for food stamps for the poor. Because of a clerical error, part of the bill dealing with international aid was dropped from the bill the president vetoed. The House later voted again for the entire bill, with the missing section.

    Hawai'i votes:

    Neil Abercrombie (D) YEA

    Mazie K. Hirono (D) YEA