WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: As more Americans tragically lose their fight to the COVID-19 pandemic and the death toll reaches 100,000, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) renewed their calls to pay tribute to the victims of COVID-19 with a moment of silence at 12 noon on Monday, June 1, 2020. Last week, the senators introduced legislation calling for a mo  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 28 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and U.S. Representatives Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and Ed Case (D-Hawaii) called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand its Coronavirus Food Assistance Program to include Hawaii's unique specialty crops and help Hawaii farmers. "The severe economic impacts from the pandemic have left Hawaii's farmers in dire need of financial assist  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on May 27: Yesterday, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) joined over 100 bipartisan Members of the U.S. House in sending a letter to the House Armed Services Committee Chairman, Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09), and Ranking Member, Rep. Mac Thornberry (TX-13), calling for the inclusion of necessary and comprehensive cleanup provisions to address harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) -- also known as "forever chemi  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 28 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) hosted her weekly tele-town hall meeting to update Hawai'i residents about COVID-19. Darin Leong, an unemployment attorney who has worked with Hawai'i community leaders to raise awareness about relief programs available to employers and employees, as well as Hilton Raethel, the President and CEO of the Healthcare Association of Hawai'i joined the Congresswoman on the call. Tog  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) voted for H.R.7010, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act, which would provide additional flexibility for small businesses to use PPP loan funds to make qualifying expenditures for loan forgiveness. She is a cosponsor of the bill. H.R.7010 passed by a vote of 417-1 and now heads to the Senate for consideration. The Senate may take up the bill as early as next week when it  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 28 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Over the weekend, Reps. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) and Ed Case (HI-02) along with Hawai'i's U.S. Senators, Brian Schatz and Mazie K. Hirono, called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand its Coronavirus Food Assistance Program to include Hawai'i's unique specialty crops and help Hawai'i farmers. "The severe economic impacts from the pandemic have left Hawai'i's farmers in dire need of financial ass  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: This weekend, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) and Members of Congress from Hawai'i and the U.S. Island Territories sent a letter to U.S. House leaders urging them to support local crop diversity and food security in upcoming emergency legislation responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis. The letter provides a comprehensive outline of the need U.S. islands face as well as how COVID-19 relief programs can be i  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Through legislative actions yesterday and, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) opposed efforts to advance H.R.6172, the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020. Earlier this week, Rep. Gabbard submitted two amendments and argued that strong protections against the warrantless collection of Americans' Internet browsing history must be added to H.R.6172 in order to ensure warrantless surveillance and collection of data   more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement on honoring the lives and service of Hawaii's fallen service members in observance of Memorial Day: "On Memorial Day, our nation comes together to honor the lives and sacrifices of the service members who have fallen in service to their country. "As a state with strong ties to the military, we recognize that just as we commemorate those we've lost, we must continuously reaffirm our commitment to supporting t  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: As more Americans tragically lose their fight to the COVID-19 pandemic and the death toll reaches 100,000, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) renewed their calls to pay tribute to the victims of COVID-19 with a moment of silence at 12 noon on Monday, June 1, 2020. Last week, the senators introduced legislation calling for a m  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) led a group of senators in calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate misleading and unfair tipping practices, known as "tip baiting," on Instacart and other online delivery services. According to recent reports, delivery workers - who are putting themselves at risk to deliver groceries during this crisis - are being baited with high tips by customers who  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 28 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai'i) and U.S. Representatives Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawai'i) and Ed Case (D-Hawai'i) called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand its Coronavirus Food Assistance Program to include Hawai'i's unique specialty crops and help Hawai'i farmers. "The severe economic impacts from the pandemic have left Hawai'i's farmers in dire need of fina  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 30 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D- Hawai'i) announced that the City and County of Honolulu is set to receive $5,940,005 in new federal funding to acquire six zero-emission buses and necessary on-road charging facilities. These new buses will run 24 hours daily on Route 40 between Makaha and Downtown Honolulu, helping people get to work and visit local businesses. "Improving our public transit system with ele  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 29 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) announced that the total coronavirus federal relief funding for Hawai'i is expected to top more than $7 billion. The new total includes federal funding already received and expected to be received by Hawai'i small businesses, families, hospitals, nursing homes, schools, state and county governments, and other organizations. "While we continue working to secure more   more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 29 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on May 28: After the U.S. COVID-19 pandemic death toll passed 100,000 yesterday, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) renewed their calls to pay tribute to the victims of COVID-19 with a moment of silence at 12 noon on Monday, June 1, 2020. Last week, the senators introduced legislation calling for a moment of sil  more