Congressman Abercrombie is invited to present a lecture to University of Hawaii students. In this excerpt, he discusses how civil rights brought him to Hawaii as a graduate student in 1959 and raised his political consciousness which motivates him today.
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Assistant Education Secretary Peter Cunningham and Congressman Neil Abercrombie visit a rehearsal by a Niu Valley Middle School band class. The two officials were at the school as part of the doe's "Learning & Listening Tour" which is in progress across the country to gather input for education reform legislation Congress will consider next year.
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US Assistant Secretary of Education Peter Cunningham and Congressman Neil Abercrombie meet with students, parents, and educators at Niu Valley Middle School to discuss education reform. It was part of the US Department of Education's current "Listening and Learning Tour" across the country, Guam, and American Samoa. This video features the school's Polynesian music and orchestra classes, which are part of Niu Valley's International Baccalaureate curriculum.
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Federal economic recovery funds in Hawaii are helping to restore once-thriving bays and to create new jobs to sustain the environment. Congressman Neil Abercrombie says the effort could someday serve as a template to preserve the environment and build Hawaii's food independence.
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Congressman Abercrombie is interviewed by Belgian television to tell the story of Father Damien's ascent to sainthood as part of his life's journey from Belgium to Kalaupapa, Molokai. Also follow Abercrombie as a member of a US Presidential Delegation to Belgium to celebrate Damien's canonization.
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Congressman Abercrombie has been urging the state to use federal economic recovery funding from the Obama Administration to avoid teacher furloughs. Meanwhile, he has also been working with the US Department of Education to find a way to avoid future furlough days. In Honolulu, hundreds of Hawaii public school students, parents, teachers and other supporters gathered for a protest at the State Capitol in Honolulu on Furlough Friday, October 23, 2009. It was the first day schools were closed ...
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A new multimedia center is helping Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii members to learn lessons about media and life. They thank Congressman Neil Abercrombie for securing federal funds that are making it possible. It's also helping to improve the quality of life for military families who have loved ones deployed in Iraq.
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A group representing 45000 past and current members of the National Guard presents its highest honor, the Harry S. Truman Award, to Congressman Neil Abercrombie for his support of the Guard and the needs of its members, as their role expands with the war in Iraq.
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The National Guard Association of the United States, representing 45000 past and current members of the National Guard, presents its highest honor, the Harry S. Truman Award, to Congressman Neil Abercrombie for his support of the Guard and the needs of its members, as their role expands with the war in Iraq.
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