WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined a letter led by Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) urging the Biden Administration to require federally and state-regulated health insurance plans to fully cover over-the-counter contraceptives, including Opill--the first-ever FDA-approved over-the-counter birth control pill, whic  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and five of her colleagues in reintroducing the Federal Firearm Licensing Act, legislation that would require individuals to obtain a federal firearm license before purchasing or receiving a firearm. "Our nation is awash with guns--just this year alone, there have been more than 500 mass shootings in communities across o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in introducing new legislation to provide a comprehensive framework to reform the federal government's care and custody of unaccompanied noncitizen children (UC). The Prote  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - As the United States Senate prepares an emergency supplemental appropriations bill to respond to the ongoing humanitarian and military crises in Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, and elsewhere, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined five of her Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Mitch Leader McConnell (R-KY) urging that an equal amount of fu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Text of Letter (PDF) Washington (November 2, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in sending a letter to Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Citizenshi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: As the United States Senate prepares an emergency supplemental appropriations bill to respond to the ongoing humanitarian and military crises in Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, and elsewhere, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) sent a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) and Senator Mazie Hirono (HI) led the Hawai'i and Alaska delegations in introducing the Parity for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Students in Agriculture Act. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Brian Schatz, and Representatives Ed Case and Mary Peltola are also original co-sponsors of the bill. The bill would reauthorize the Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Servi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that Hawai'i will receive $23.5 million to improve Kawaihae Harbor on Hawai'i Island. The funding, from the Port Infrastructure Development Program, follows Schatz-authored legislation signed into law last year that made it easier for Hawai'i to compete for grant funding through this program. Schatz's offic  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) today reintroduced the Build More Housing Near Transit Act. The bipartisan legislation seeks to address America's housing shortage by incentivizing local governments to build more housing near federally funded transit projects. Companion legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives by U.S. Representatives Scott Peters (D-Calif.)   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) released the following statement on a new executive action announced by President Joe Biden on managing the risks of artificial intelligence (AI), including labeling. The announcement follows bipartisan legislation authored by Schatz to ensure people know when they are viewing AI-made content or interacting with an AI chatbot by requiring clear labels and dis  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: With a vote of 82-15, the U.S. Senate today passed the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies fiscal year 2024 appropriations bill. The government funding bill provides nearly $100 billion in discretionary funding. "Our bill directly addresses America's housing crisis by protecting affordable housing and homeless assistance programs that will help more than 10 million people. It a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) voted to pass a package of three Fiscal Year 2024 spending bills, which includes a provision secured by Senator Hirono to provide $2 million in federal funding to address deferred maintenance at U.S. schools of agriculture. The package--which includes the Agriculture; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs; and transportation, housing, and urban d  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement: "The suffering in Gaza is worsening by the day, and a mutually agreed-upon humanitarian pause is the only way to deliver adequate aid to those in need, create space for negotiations for the release of hostages, and chart a path forward that protects civilians. Continued violence w  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sent a letter to Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Ur Jaddou, com  more