Campaign 2010

Mar 12, 2010

Charles Djou Right at Home Meeting with National Republicans

Charles Djou has been living it up in Washington, D.C., this week, raising money from industry lobbyists and meeting with National Republicans.

 

Since they held their confab in Djou’s city council district, it’s been clear that Djou’s one of their favorites.  Now, abandoning his earlier efforts to distance himself from Washington Republicans, Djou traveled the 5,000 miles to D.C. to meet with them on their turf.

 

Will Djou come clean about exactly what he did in D.C.?  Did he discuss their mutual agenda to support corporate special interests over the needs of Hawaii’s families?  Did he talk about the House Republicans’ plan to end Medicare as we know it, subject seniors’ Social Security benefits to the stock market and cut benefits for those under 55?

 

“While in D.C. this week, Charles Djou had the opportunity to participate in one of his favorite pastimes: living it up with National Republicans,” said Andy Stone, Western Regional Press Secretary for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.  “Djou should come clean with Hawaiians about what he did in D.C. – and his mutual agreement with national Republicans on an agenda that’s for corporate specials interests and against the needs of Hawaii’s families.”

 

Background

 

  • According to the Daily Caller, Charles Djou was in Washington, D.C., this week to raise money and meet with national Republicans. [Daily Caller, 3/10/10]

 

  • Republican National Committee members held their winter meeting at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki. [Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1/28/10;  hiltonhawaiianvillage.com]

 

  • Michael Steele held a fundraiser for Djou in Honolulu. [Honolulu Advertiser, 2/22/10]

 

  • At the Smart Business Hawaii annual conference, Djou outlined his opposition to the economic recovery package, which included the largest tax cut in American history, saying, “This is not the right way to run our government.” [Associated Press, 1/13/09; US News & World Report, Schlesinger blog, 2/12/09]

 

  • In 2009, Djou proposed trimming five percent from the city budget across all agencies and programs, excluding federal funds, special funds or debt service. [Honolulu Advertiser, 5/12/09]

 

  • Djou has advocated for a flat tax which, according to Citizens for Tax Justice, “…would dramatically shift the tax burden away from the wealthy--and onto the middle class and the poor.” [Honolulu Advertiser, 10/09/00; Citizens for Tax Justice testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, 5/17/95]

 

 

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