from MOVEON.ORG: Aloha Hawaii— The Hawaii Senate Primary Election is this Saturday—and lots of people want to know what the difference is between the candidates. I wanted to share facts about four topics that illustrate a few big differences between Colleen Hanabusa and Brian Schatz. Please give them a read and forward this email to your ohana and anyone you know who hasnt decided how to vote yet. > Social Security Colleen Hanabusa voted for the Simpson-Bowles plan that would cut Social Security benefits and raise the retirement age to 69 for our kapuna.1 Brian Schatz was one of the first members of Congress to endorse expanding Social Security benefits and has stood up against any cuts to Social Security.2 > Pharmaceutical company giveaways Colleen Hanabusa supported allowing big drug companies to get massive giveaways from Medicare—and her staff got caught coordinating activities, potentially illegally, with drug companies.3 Brian Schatz co-sponsored a plan, supported by the AARP, to put Medicare on stronger financial footing and stop powerful drug companies from ripping off federal taxpayers.4 > Climate Change Colleen Hanabusa voted for a coal-industry-backed bill to block enforcement of the Clean Air Act—and cited it on her campaign website as one of her proudest votes.5 Brian Schatz has championed environmental issues, supporting the Clean Energy Initiative which tripled Hawaiis renewable energy production from 6% to 18%, and supporting a bill that could lead to charging oil manufacturers a fee for emitting carbon. That work has earned him the endorsement of Al Gore and many local environmental organizations.6 > Progressive vs Wall Street Democrat In the House, Colleen Hanabusa joined the corporate-friendly New Democrat Caucus, known as the coalition Pharma and Wall Street love.7 In the Senate, Brian Schatz has been a proud progressive, and has earned endorsements for re-election from President Barack Obama, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Howard Dean, MoveOn.org members in Hawaii, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, and many other progressives.8 Please, make sure everyone in Hawaii knows these facts before they go to the polls. And if youre not sure where to vote, click here to find your polling place. Mahalo. –Shingayi Masiya Anyone has something to add to this?
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 01:48:37 +0000
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