WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: The memorandum, modeled off of Senators' amendment, also requires all countries that receive U.S. security assistance to facilitate U.S.-supported humanitarian aid and creates robust reporting requirements to Congress Washington (February 10, 2024) - Friday, U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and their colleagues welcomed a new National Security Memorandum (NSM) released by the Biden Administration Thursday aimed at ensuring all U.S. security assistance is used in line with international law, including international humanitarian law. The NSM is mod  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: The memorandum, modeled off of Senators' amendment, also requires all countries that receive U.S. security assistance to facilitate U.S.-supported humanitarian aid and creates robust reporting requirements to Congress WASHINGTON - Friday, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and their colleagues welcomed a new N  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined 17 of her Senate colleagues in a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to act swiftly to finally close the detention facility at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In the letter, led by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the Senators wrote that as a symbol of lawlessness and human rights abuses, the detention facility contin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined her colleagues in welcoming a new National Security Memorandum (NSM) released by the Biden Administration Thursday aimed at ensuring all U.S. security assistance is used in line with international law, including international humanitarian law. The NSM is modeled off of the Senators' amendment to ensure U.S. security assistance is used in line with international law. "  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- 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 after the Senate voted to pass the National Security Act. "Today, the Senate made good on the United States' obligations as the leader of the free world to stand with our allies and partners and defend democracy. By passing the National Security Act, we're sending a message to the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: In remarks on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called for the swift passage of the national security supplemental. In his remarks, Schatz underscored the urgent need for military support for Ukraine and humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza. "There's no good reason to delay the security and humanitarian assistance in this nati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, announced that the Federal Aviation Administration is awarding $30.6 million to two airports on Maui and O'ahu. The funding comes from the historic Infrastructure Law passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden in 2021. "This new federal funding will support necessary upgrades at Honolulu a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 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 a legislative hearing on - * S. 2385, Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2023; * S. 2796, A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Ill  more