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Marx: Alternatives to petroleum equal jobs

Marx: Alternatives to petroleum equal jobs

MEDIA RELEASE Bob Marx contends that investing in alternative energy solutions is one of the best ways to rid our dependence on foreign oil, limit the effect of Wall Street speculators on prices and create jobs in Hawaii. “Gas prices, now over $5 per gallon on Kauai and parts of Maui, are causing financial hardship […]

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Marx: Failed energy policy will yield record summer gas prices

Marx: Failed energy policy will yield record summer gas prices

MEDIA RELEASE Bob Marx, 2nd Congressional District candidate, contends the federal government’s current energy policy will yield record gasoline prices this summer and increase home energy costs. Speaking to a group of Makakilo Democrats on Oahu, Marx said, “Gas prices always go up in the summertime: This is as undeniable as global warming. Because our […]

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Marx calls war on women’s rights a 'battle of Republican dinosaurs'

Marx calls war on women’s rights a ‘battle of Republican dinosaurs’

MEDIA RELEASE Bob Marx, Democratic candidate for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District, calls the present GOP campaign against women’s rights a “Battle of Republican Dinosaurs.” Marx, speaking to a group of female Democrats on Thursday, declared that “We have not seen such a draconian attack on women’s reproductive rights since the 1960’s and 1970’s. The GOP […]

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Marx calls on FDA to label genetically engineered foods

Marx calls on FDA to label genetically engineered foods

MEDIA RELEASE Democratic Congressional candidate Bob Marx calls for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require labeling of genetically engineered foods. Responding to a Feb. 8 letter from U.S. Congress to the FDA, where Democratic leaders Barbara Boxer of California and Peter DeFazio of Oregon asked the FDA to consider a legal petition […]

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Marx fights for equal representation of Neighbor Island candidates

Marx fights for equal representation of Neighbor Island candidates

MEDIA RELEASE East Hawaii attorney and Democratic Congressional candidate, Bob Marx, calls for fair representation of neighbor island candidates in statewide media. In response to the Feb. 14 poll in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Bob Marx said the poll explicitly privileges Oahu candidates over neighbor island candidates. This, he said, is part of a broader trend […]

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Marx endorses bill to increase taxes for millionaires

Marx endorses bill to increase taxes for millionaires

MEDIA RELEASE Neighbor island Democratic Congressional candidate Bob Marx supports a national bill to increase millionaires’ income tax rate to 30 percent. The bill, to be introduced by U.S. Sens. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), would bring in about $50 billion a year. Speaking Wednesday to a group of Kaneohe democrats, Marx said: […]

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Marx opposes government censorship of Internet

Marx opposes government censorship of Internet

MEDIA RELEASE Bob Marx, Democratic candidate for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional district, announced his opposition to HB 2288, a Hawaii bill that would force Hawaii’s internet service providers (ISP) like Verizon, AT&T, and local internet providers like Hawaiian Telcom, Mobi PCS, and Oceanic Time Warner Cable, to track and record every website that a subscriber visits, […]

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Marx: Get corrupt money out of politics

Marx: Get corrupt money out of politics

MEDIA RELEASE Bob Marx, Democratic candidate for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional district, called for “getting corrupt money out of our political system” in a statement to a group of Hawaii County Democrats. In the 2010 landmark case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot ban corporations from political spending […]

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Marx opposes indefinite military detention of Americans

Marx opposes indefinite military detention of Americans

MEDIA RELEASE Bob Marx, Democratic candidate for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District said he staunchly opposes to H.R. 1540/ S.1867, entitled “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.” Marx said if President Barack Obama signed the bill, it would be a black mark against American civil liberties and America’s rule of law. “Hidden within this […]

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Marx calls for national plastic bottle recycling legislation

Marx calls for national plastic bottle recycling legislation

MEDIA RELEASE Democratic Congressional candidate Bob Marx has called for a nationwide plastic bottle recycling law similar to Hawaii’s. Speaking to residents in Ocean View on Hawaii Island, Marx said such a law is necessary law to halt the degradation of the Pacific Ocean. At the convergence of the Northern Pacific gyre between California and […]

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Marx announces candidacy for Congressional seat

Marx announces candidacy for Congressional seat

MEDIA RELEASE One of East Hawaii’s premier attorneys and middle class advocate, Bob Marx, has announced his candidacy for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional district. “Preserving the Middle Class” is the bedrock for his platform, along with protecting senior citizens, ending dependence on foreign oil and getting the U.S. out of the war in Afghanistan. For more […]

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