Neil Abercrombie: “I just wanted to indicate to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Kingston) that I have been listening to the very eloquent…”

It has never been racial. It is always been historic and political.

I certainly would never consciously put forward a bill I believe to be unconstitutional because I thought it was politically convenient to do it.

I think we need to understand with a clear perspective that Native Hawaiians are the only other indigenous native peoples under the administration of this great nation very similar, in fact exactly the same, as the American Indians as well…

In support of our substitute amendment, the amendment ensures that the Native Hawaiian governing entity will have the same governmental authorities and sovereign immunity of other native governments. The Abercrombie amendment, the…