DENVER, Colorado, April 6 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 5, 2023: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) to reintroduce the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act, a bicameral bill that would guarantee abortion coverage without restrictions for millions of Americans. The EACH Act ends the Hyde Amendment and lifts unjust   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 6 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 5, 2023: Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today applauded the decision announced this Wednesday by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to not tax emergency assistance given to an estimated 1,700 resident families who were temporarily relocated from their homes due to the Red Hill fuel crisis in 2022. "When I heard from constituents who were receiving 1099 income forms from the IRS a few months ago stating  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 5, 2023: Following calls for relief led by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today announced it will exempt unfair tax burdens incurred on reimbursements made to some residents impacted by the Red Hill fuel leak crisis. "These taxes were unfair and unexpected, and I'm glad we were able to fix this," said Senator Schatz. "I thank the IRS and DoD for working with  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 7, 2023: U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement in response to a Trump-appointed, right-wing U.S. District Court Judge's decision that would effectively ban the drug most commonly prescribed for medication abortion nationwide. The lawsuit, which was filed last November by the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine--a coalition of a  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 6 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 5, 2023: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) visited the Waipahu Public Library, where she met with officials from the Hawaii State Public Library System and visited the Filipino WWII Veterans Monument. During her visit, Senator Hirono met with Stacie Kaneshige, Hawaii State Public Library System Branch Director, and Christine Madayag, Waipahu Public Library Manager, to discuss how the library is   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 8 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 7, 2023: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) met with veterans and small business owners on Kauai. First, Senator Hirono, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, met with local veterans to discuss several bills recently signed into law--such as the PACT Act and the MAMMO for Veterans Act--to expand access to health care for veterans, and hear about the unique challenges veterans living  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 6 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement on April 5, 2023, and letters: * * * Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, released the following statement after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced its decision to not tax emergency reimbursements made to residents impacted by the Red Hill fuel leaks. "I am glad the IRS h  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release and letter: Senator John Hoeven recently joined Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) in calling on Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to expedite the continued rollout of the Next Generation Television standard, advanced technology that will help broadcasters continue to provide quality local news and support an improved emergency alert system. "The  more