Thanks go out to our Hawaii Representatives

[kalakoa]

Voting against a "must-pass" spending bill seems like pandering to the constituency. Consider the alternative: a government shutdown has undue effect on an economy that relies heavily on Federal spending.

It would be interesting to compare the votes with the per-state Federal subsidy numbers (Hawaii ranks fairly high up the list).

For the off-topic part:

1. Cell phones are supposed to be automatic "do not call" because the recipient is paying for those calls, unlike a landline.

2. Tax rates on income are not relevant to someone who has so much money that they don't need to collect a salary.

[leilanidude]

Sorry, ted, but you are once again, wrong.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillip...-and-more/

[birdmove]

The part in this bill, was written by Citicorp, and that person, gave that to a Congressman, who then, added it to the bill. This Congressman is a traitor, and should be impeached. Here he is:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/15...lp00000592


As far as the two Hawaii Congresswomen voting no on this, I don't think we can sir here and say that they voted that way to gain more favor from their constituants. I take if for face value. That is, they saw this insertion in the bill that, if passed, once again would screw the American citizens, and voted nay because they were not going to sign on for this abomination of a bill. And, there was still a chance for the Senate to vote it down. These two Congresswomen did the right thing, and we should not criticize them for that.

I would think the folks in Kansas would be ready to tar and feather Congressman Yoder.



Jon in Keaau/HPP

[DavidM]

Hirono deserves no thanks as she voted for cloture which guaranteed the bill's passage. Her vote against the final bill was mere window dressing, to sucker you into thinking she was against it.

[kalakoa]

Her vote against the final bill was mere window dressing

Oh, like "pandering to the constituency"? Don't criticize them for that...