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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday April 16, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Hirono Applauds Biden Administration Rulemaking to Protect Reproductive Health Information
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and lead Senate sponsor of the Secure Access for Essential Reproductive (SAFER) Health Act, applauded the Biden Administration's proposed rule strengthening Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protections for reproductive health information. "Since the Supreme Court's disastrous Dobbs deci  more

Hirono Visits Red Hill Clinic and Plants Native Trees at Palisades Elementary School
HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 13 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) held events on Oahu focused on health care and protecting native plants. First, Senator Hirono, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, visited the Red Hill Clinic on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to learn more about the care being provided to families and individuals impacted by  more

Padilla, Warnock, Schumer, Colleagues Urge DOJ to Investigate Expulsion of Black Tennessee Lawmakers
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) are calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the expulsions of Representatives Justin Jones and Justin Pearson from the Tennessee House of Representatives to determine whether any violations of the United States Constitution or federal civ  more