WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto's (D-Nev.) bipartisan effort to crack down on xylazine continues to pick up support from across the country, with 39 attorneys general from both parties calling for Congress to pass her Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. In a new letter, attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florid  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, applauded the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for launching a review of the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) program. Following disturbing reports of sexual misconduct by instructors, Senator Hirono, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Stephen L  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), both members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.), Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas), and Chrissy M. Houlahan (D-Pa.), applauded the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for launching a review of the Junior Reserve Offi  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawaii - District 1) today highlighted a new report from the Biden Administration itemizing some $1.2 billion in federal funding announced to date for 59 key infrastructure projects throughout Hawai'i under the November 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The report includes a state-by-state summary of progress in infrastructure reinvestment under the $1.2 trillion law, al  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today slammed bank executives from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank at a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on the recent failures of their banks. Witnesses represented two of three banks that have been seized by regulators in the past two months. Senator Fetterman first criticized former Silicon Valley B  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Shelly Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Cory Booker, (D-N.J.) to announce their bipartisan resolution that encourages children to get   more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, delivered remarks on the Senate floor to request unanimous consent to confirm the promotion of U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Frederick W. Kacher to serve Commander of the 7th Fleet, and speak out against Senator Tommy Tuberville's (R-AL) ongoing hold   more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) led 11 of their Senate colleagues in reintroducing the My Body, My Data Act, legislation to create a new national standard to protect reproductive and sexual health data by minimizing the information collected and retained, and preventing that information from being disclosed or misused. Companion legislation was introduced in the House by Representa  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement on May 19, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement ahead of the two-year anniversary of President Biden signing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act into law. In March 2021, following the rise of hate crimes and violence targeted at Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities, Senator Hirono and Representative Grace Meng (D-NY) introduced legislat  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement on May 16, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Michael Bennet (D-CO) in asking for unanimous consent on the Senate floor to confirm military nominations that are being blocked by Senate Republicans, led by Senator To  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) introduced the RTCP Revitalization Act, legislation to secure additional funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment (RTCP) Program. The program enables geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in Hawaii, Alaska, and other insular areas to receive reimbursements for costs incurred when t  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies issued the following testimony by Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, at a member day hearing on March 23, 2023, on the agricultural funding request: * * * Chairman Harris, Ranking Member Bishop, and distinguished members of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. As a member of the Agriculture Committee,   more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) today reintroduced legislation to help communitie  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) reintroduced the Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Act to shed light on discriminatory land zoning policies, encourage localities to cut burdensome regulations, and bring a new level of transparency to the community development process. Instead of adopting inclusive land use policies that allow citizens of all income levels, backgrounds, and identities t  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- 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, held a virtual meeting with Native Hawaiian farmers and producers from across the state to discuss the needs and priorities of the Native Hawaiian community in the Farm Bill. "The 2018 Farm Bill was the first to focus on the unique needs of Native communities because Nati  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), both members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.), Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas), and Chrissy M. Houlahan (D-Pa.), in sending a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) urging the agency to conduct a compreh  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 19, 2023: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Steve Daines, R-Mont., Shelly Moore Capito, R-W. Va., Susan Collins, R-Maine, Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., today announced their bipartisan resolution that encourages children to get outdoors and promote healthy outdoor recreation by designating May 20, 2023 National Kids to Parks Day. First c  more