January 26, 2012
Congress must protect military men and women from dangerous hazing
In response to alarming reports of racially-based hazing in the U.S. military, which appears sometimes to have resulted in death or suicide, I joined twelve fellow members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus in calling for congressional hearings. CAPAC wants both the House Armed Services Committee and the House...
January 25, 2012
President’s panel seeks input on ocean policy plan
Public comment is sought on the National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan drafted by the President’s National Ocean Council. Executive Order 13547, Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes, established the Council to guide over 50 specific actions the Federal Government will undertake to improve the health of...
January 24, 2012
Kilili’s Rota National Park bill passes U.S. House
Washington, DC — Rota moved one step closer to having a National Park today – and one step closer to the jobs and economic development that such a park would bring. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1141, legislation authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to study archaeological, historical...
January 23, 2012
Rota Park study bill set for U.S. House approval
H.R. 1141, my bill authorizing the Secretary of Interior to consider areas on Rota for designation as a National Park, is scheduled for House floor consideration today. Interior has already determined in a 2005 survey that Rota has archaeological, historic, and natural features that are of “national significance.” The next...
