LET THEM KNOW YOU OPPOSE THE AKAKA BILL!
Another Republican U.S. Senator has agreed to
co-sponsor the Akaka bill that would give Native
Hawaiians federal recognition.
Hawai'i Govenor Linda Lingle, attending
a National Governors Association conference
on long-term care, met with U.S. Sen. Gordon
Smith, R-Ore. Smith, who is in his second term
and a member of the Senate Indian Affairs
Committee, said he would co-sponsor the Akaka
bill.
Smith is the third Republican to co-sponsor the
bill, which has stalled in the U.S. Senate. Sen.
Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, and Sen. Orrin Hatch,
R-Utah, co-sponsored the bill earlier, said Paul
Cardus, spokesman for Sen. Daniel Akaka,
D-Hawai'i.
"It's another step," Cardus said. "It's one step
in the process that I think Sen. Akaka is hopeful
and confident will lead to passage next year."
CONTACT SENATORS SMITH AND HATCH NOW TO LET THEM KNOW YOUR OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL!!
Senator Gordon Smith - (202) 224-3753 (202) 228-3997 - Fax
Senator Orin Hatch - (202) 224-5251 - (202) 224-6331 - Fax
