WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) led 30 of their senate colleagues in a letter urging the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to ensure over-the-counter birth control is available for service members and their families on military bases, without a copay and without a prescription. In July, the Food an  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are encouraging the Biden administration to work with our Israeli, Egyptian, and UN partners to transport fuel to sites in Gaza where it can be used immediately to prevent the deaths of innocent civilians. Heinrich and Lujan released the following joint statement led by U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Brian   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) reintroduced the All Students Count Act of 2023, legislation that would require more comprehensive and equitable disaggregation of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) student data in K-12 schools, helping to ensure that AANHPI student groups are better accounted for and supported by schools across the country. Representa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, voted to advance the nominations of two nominees to serve as federal judges on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii during a full committee hearing. The nominations of Shanlyn A.S. Park's and Micah Smith's were advanced out of the Judiciary Committee with bipartisan support, and now must b  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) introduced the AI Labeling Act to protect Americans from scams involving artificial intelligence (AI). The legislation would make sure that individuals know when they are viewing content generated by AI and when they are interacting with an AI system. "AI is moving quickly, and so are the scammers who are using it to exploit unsuspecting  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led 20 of their Senate colleagues in releasing the following statement: "We condemn Hamas' horrific terrorist attacks against Israel, for wh  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI), along with Representatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Jill Tokuda (D-HI), unveiled a portrait of the late U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye. The unveiling ceremony was held at the U.S. Capitol and the Hawaii Congressional delegation was joined by members of Senator Inouye's family, as well as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) spoke on the Senate floor about the need for content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) to be labeled in an effort to prevent rampant misinformation and fraud as use of the technology increases. Schatz introduced a bipartisan bill with Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) that would require clear labels and disclosures on AI-made content and AI chatbots. "Content made by   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced bipartisan legislation to provide more transparency on content generated by artificial intelligence (AI). The new bill would help ensure people know when they are viewing AI-made content or interacting with an AI chatbot by requiring clear labels and disclosures. "People deserve to know whether or not the videos, photos, and content t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) joined Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in introducing new legislation to provide a comprehensive framework to reform the federal government's care and custody of unaccompanied noncitizen children. The Protecting Unaccompanied Children Act wou  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 10 a.m. on Oct. 26, 2023, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: AGENDA I. Committee Organization * Subcommittees II. Nominees * Mustafa Taher Kasubhai, to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon * John A. Kazen, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas * Eumi K. Lee, to be United States District Judge for the Northern Dis  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: "The bankruptcy system has many aims, but it was not designed to provide an avenue for companies to evade accountability for wrongdoing" Corizon has positioned itself "to pay pennies on the dollar to claimants that deserve recompense for poor health outcomes and unpaid debts" Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Commit  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) alongside their senate colleagues in sending a letter urging the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to ensure over-the-counter birth control is available for service members and their families on military bases, without a copay and without a prescri  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led 20 of their Senate colleagues in releasing the following statement: "We condemn Hamas' horrific terrorist attacks against Israel, for which Israel must hold Hamas accountable. In the course of that endeavor, every effort must be made to protect innocent civilians.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the Israel-Hamas War: "Israel has a right to defend its citizens after Hamas's terrorist attacks, which have driv  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the Israel-Hamas War: "Israel has a right to defend its citizens after Hamas's t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C.--Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today joined Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in leading 20 of their Senate colleagues in releasing the following statement: "We condemn Hamas' horrific terrorist attacks against Israel, for which Israel must hold Hamas accountable. In the course of that endeavor, every effort must be made to   more