WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, posted the following news release from on June 2, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it finalized a consent order with the U.S. Department of the Navy and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to ensure the safe defueling and closure of the Red   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023 and a letter: Today, U.S. Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Ed Markey (D-MA) sent a letter to Twitter CEO Elon Musk and CEO-Designate Linda Yaccarino, requesting information regarding concerns that the company may have violated its consent decree with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and put consumer privacy and data security at risk. The letter co  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Recently, Representatives Jill Tokuda (D-HI), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) introduced the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Burden Reduction Act. This legislation would modernize RHC regulations to ensure RHCs can effectively treat patients. The members released the following statements: "For so many in rural and underserved communities, their only means of accessing health c  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) reintroduced the Debt-Free College Act, legislation that will reverse the growing student debt crisis in the United States. The bill restores a path to affordable college by providing states incentives through matching grants to increase investments in public higher education and provide students with debt-  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- 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 Committee passage of S.1723, a bill to establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes. The Committee held a legislati  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023 and a letter: Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) sent a letter to Twitter CEO Elon Musk and CEO-Designate Linda Yaccarino, requesting information regarding concerns that the company may have violated its consent decree with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and put con  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023 and a letter: U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) sent a letter to Twitter CEO Elon Musk and CEO-Designate Linda Yaccarino, requesting information regarding concerns that the company may have violated its consent decree with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and put consu  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, today reintroduced the bipartisan Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture (AQUAA) Act to establish national standards for sustainable offshore aquaculture. The bill would designate the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as the lead federal agency for marine aquaculture. The legislat  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: This week, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) launched the U.S. Senate Korea Caucus to advance and strengthen the relationship and alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK). The caucus will work across the aisle to advance policies deepening economic, security, cultural, and scientific ties between   more