WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Senate colleagues to introduce the Carbon Dioxide Removal Research and Development (CDR R&D) Act. This bill directs agencies across the federal government to boost research on technologies and approaches to remove heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution from the atmosphere. "  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) led Senate colleagues to reintroduce a resolution reaffirming the federal government's responsibility to provide access to clean drinking water for Tribal communities. Further, the resolution calls on the Executive Branch to employ a "whole o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2023: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and U.S. Representatives Ed Case (HI-01) and Jill Tokuda (HI-02) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $42,585,500 in grants to nine organizations to plant and maintain trees, combat extreme heat, and improve access to green space in communities throughout the state. The largest award - $20 million -   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, voted to confirm General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and advanced the nomination of General Randy George to be Army Chief of Staff. This week, the Senate is also expected to consider th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), U.S. Representative Marc Veasey (D-TX), and more than 60 of their colleagues on National Voter Registration Day in introducing a bicameral resolution recognizing September as "National Voting Rights Month." The resolution will encourage voter registration in the month of September and push Congress to preserve the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) and Rep. Jill Tokuda (HI-02) introduced the Addressing Addiction After Disasters Act. Following a summer of climate emergencies across the country, including in Vermont and Hawaii, Americans are suffering the cost. While the physical damage is clear, disaster-stricken communities need resources to cope with the mental and emotional damage they endure. Curr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following floor statement on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * Today, Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) delivered remarks on the House floor and, along with Rep. Ed Case, led a moment of silence in honor of the victims of the devastating Maui fires. Tokuda's House colleagues wore red in solidarity with our Maui 'ohana. A video of Rep. Tokuda's remarks can be downloaded for media use here (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4u35qwwlkhlhzox9ha1ol/  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Representative Jill Tokuda (D-HI-02) and Representative Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) held the first kick-off event of the Bipartisan Rural Health Caucus. The event received wide participation, including from caucus members Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA-15), Rep. Suan Wild (D-PA-07), Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV-01), Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-OR-06), Rep. James C. Moylan (R-GU-00), Rep. Nikki Budzinski (  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02), along with House Natural Resources Ranking Member Raul Grijalva, and Rep. Ed Case sent a letter to Secretary Deb Haaland requesting that the Department of Interior (the Department) provide support for the environmental recovery and cultural preservation efforts on Maui and Hawai'i Island. The letter outlines four areas of concern for the Department to focus on: * E  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced a new federal grant totaling more than $7.3 million to aid with the ongoing recovery effort from the Maui fires. "This federal funding will help cover the full costs of initial damage assessments, staffing, and the expenses the state and county have paid for as the recovery p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Chairman of the Water and Power Subcommittee of the Energy and Natural Resource Committee Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Subcommittee of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Alex Padilla, and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Brian Schatz today announced they will hold coordinated hearin  more