2006-05-15 Akaka Fact Check - Revision history

Jere Krischel at 12:42, 16 May 2006

2006-05-16T12:42:18Z

Jere Krischel: /* No speech given today */

2006-05-16T12:41:54Z

‎No speech given today

Jere Krischel at 12:40, 16 May 2006

2006-05-16T12:40:01Z

Jere Krischel at 12:35, 16 May 2006

2006-05-16T12:35:18Z

Ken Conklin at 09:00, 16 May 2006

2006-05-16T09:00:45Z

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On Monday May 8, Senator Lamar Alexander gave a speech urging his colleagues to oppose the Akaka bill, citing the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights report as a good reason for opposing it.

On Monday, May 8 Senator Akaka responded to Senator Alexander's speech.

Senator Akaka promised to give a speech every day the Senate is in session to explain why his bill should be passed.

But today, May 15, Senator Akaka failed to give such a speech. There was plenty of time with quorum calls when nobody was using the Senate floor. Perhaps Senator Akaka is out of ideas.

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 Senator Akaka promised to give a speech every day the Senate is in session to explain why his bill should be passed.
-<blockquote>'''I will be coming to the floor to talk about my bill every day until we begin debate on the bill. I will use every day to talk about what my bill does and does not do, and to respond to the outright mistruths that have been spread about the legislation. I will use every day to help share Hawai'i's history with my colleagues as the opponents to this legislation have taken it upon themselves to rewrite the tragedies of Hawaii's history in a manner that suits them for the purposes of opposing this legislation.'''</blockquote>
+<blockquote>'''I will be coming to the floor to talk about my bill every day until we begin debate on the bill. I will use every day to talk about what my bill does and does not do, and to respond to the outright mistruths that have been spread about the legislation. I will use every day to help share Hawai'i's history with my colleagues as the opponents to this legislation have taken it upon themselves to rewrite the tragedies of Hawaii's history in a manner that suits them for the purposes of opposing this legislation. - Senator Akaka, May 8, 2006'''</blockquote>
 But today, May 15, 2006, although debate has not begun on S.147, Senator Akaka failed to give such a speech. There was plenty of time with quorum calls when nobody was using the Senate floor.  Perhaps Senator Akaka is out of ideas, or has finally been mollified by the promise of a cloture vote after the Memorial Day recess.
 If Senator Akaka speaks on the issue again, we will provide more fact checking for the general public.

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 Senator Akaka promised to give a speech every day the Senate is in session to explain why his bill should be passed.
-But today, May 15, Senator Akaka failed to give such a speech. There was plenty of time with quorum calls when nobody was using the Senate floor.  Perhaps Senator Akaka is out of ideas, or has finally been mollified by the promise of a cloture vote after the Memorial Day recess.
+<blockquote>'''I will be coming to the floor to talk about my bill every day until we begin debate on the bill. I will use every day to talk about what my bill does and does not do, and to respond to the outright mistruths that have been spread about the legislation. I will use every day to help share Hawai'i's history with my colleagues as the opponents to this legislation have taken it upon themselves to rewrite the tragedies of Hawaii's history in a manner that suits them for the purposes of opposing this legislation.'''</blockquote>
 If Senator Akaka speaks on the issue again, we will provide more fact checking for the general public.

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	On Monday May 8, Senator Lamar Alexander gave a speech urging his colleagues to oppose the Akaka bill, citing the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights report as a good reason for opposing it.		On Monday May 8, Senator Lamar Alexander gave a speech urging his colleagues to oppose the Akaka bill, citing the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights report as a good reason for opposing it.

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	Senator Akaka promised to give a speech every day the Senate is in session to explain why his bill should be passed.		Senator Akaka promised to give a speech every day the Senate is in session to explain why his bill should be passed.

−	But today, May 15, Senator Akaka failed to give such a speech. There was plenty of time with quorum calls when nobody was using the Senate floor. Perhaps Senator Akaka is out of ideas.	+	But today, May 15, Senator Akaka failed to give such a speech. There was plenty of time with quorum calls when nobody was using the Senate floor. Perhaps Senator Akaka is out of ideas, or has finally been mollified by the promise of a cloture vote after the Memorial Day recess.
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		+	If Senator Akaka speaks on the issue again, we will provide more fact checking for the general public.