DENVER, Colorado, April 22 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) to reintroduce the End the Threat of Default Act. This legislation would avoid default by repealing the national debt ceiling, an arbitrary limit set by Congress on the amount of funding that the United States Treasury may borrow. "Year after year, the fight over the debt ceiling is weaponized as a manufactured pol  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai'i - District 1) today urged U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to grant an advance waiver from the Jones Act and military cargo preference requirements to provide for the safe, cost-effective, dependable and expedited execution of the Department of Defense's (DoD) critical defueling of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility at Joint Base Pearl  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) and Congresswoman Young Kim (CA-40) have introduced a measure to assist partner countries to combat economic coercion by other countries including in particular China and Russia. The measure comes after both countries have stepped up such tactics against several governments to achieve their policy aims. "It is clear that the Chinese Communist Party and Russia have increasingly exerted  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- 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 Ed Case (D-Hawaii) and Jill Tokuda (D-Hawaii) introduced two bills that will improve air tour safety and reduce noise for local residents. The Air Tour and Skydiving Safety Improvement Act, first introduced by Senators Schatz and Hirono in 2020, will create new safety standards that protect passengers on air tours and im  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-Hawaii) and Jill Tokuda (D-Hawaii) introduced two bills that will improve air tour safety and reduce noise for local residents. The Air Tour and Skydiving Safety Improvement Act, first introduced by Senators Schatz and Hirono in 2020, will create new safety standards that protect passengers on air tours a  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) announced that the Honolulu Community Action Program (HCAP) will receive over $14.6 million in federal funding from the Department of Health and Human Services to support the organization's Head Start and Early Head Start programs. "For over fifty years, the Head Start programs have helped to support families and set up keiki for a lifetime of success  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned U.S. Navy and Marine Corps leaders on enhancing accountability after the Red Hill fuel leaks and investing in military infrastructure during a full committee hearing. During her question line, Senator Hirono pressed Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro, on whether procedural changes were being made following  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned Admiral John Aquilino, Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), on the missile defense of Hawaii and the importance of the Compacts of Free Association (COFA) during a full committee hearing. During her question line, Senator Hirono pressed Admiral Aquilino on INDOPACOM's ability to defend Hawai  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, voted against a Republican-led effort that would overrule the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) interim rule on reproductive health care. The interim rule, which was issued after the Supreme Court's disastrous Dobbs decision overruling Roe v. Wade, affirms VA's legal authority to provide abortion   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) led a group of 14 senators in introducing a resolution designating April 2023 as "Preserving and Protecting Local News Month." The resolution recognizes local news as a public good that serves an essential function in the democracy of the United States. "People across the country rely on local news to stay informed, fight disinformation, and strengthen their communities  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) today reintroduced legislation to allow doctors at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prescribe medical marijuana to veterans in the states and territories that have established medical marijuana programs. "In 41 states and territories and Washington, D.C., doctors and their patients can use medical marijuana to manage pain or treat a wide-  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) reintroduced legislation to avoid default by repealing the national debt ceiling, an arbitrary limit set by Congress on the amount of funding that the United States Treasury may borrow. "Defaulting on our debt would be an economic catastrophe for everyone - families, veterans, seniors. Congress has the chance to debate federal spending, and it's well before the bill com  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, led a bipartisan group of senators urging the University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, Illinois State Museum, Indiana University, and the Ohio History Connection to comply with the  more