WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement after the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to advance Julie Su's nomination to serve as U.S. Secretary of Labor: "Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su has dedicated her life to fighting for working people and families across the country, and is highly qualified to lead the Department of Labor. With  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Following a concerning Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report finding significant shortfalls in care provided by VA to veterans who seek care after experiencing a sexual assault, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, joined Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) and 20 colleagues in sending a letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough, urging  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and 12 colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Robin Carnahan regarding GSA's implementation of President Biden's 2021 Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting. The letter requests updates on the agency's work to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono, member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined 25 of her Senate colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging Senate leadership to support legislation to renew the Compacts of Free Association (COFA) with the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. This legislation will protect U.S. interests in th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: In the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court decision that effectively banned in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the state, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today spoke out on the Senate floor and called for protecting IVF access and restoring reproductive rights across the country. "Gutting Roe was never going to be enough. It was a gateway to an all-out war. And right now, millions of women in America are pa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today released the following statement after Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposed new rules to implement the Safe Connections Act for internet-connected cars. Schatz was the lead author of the Safe Connections Act, a new law that will help survivors of domestic v  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) in sending a letter to Israel's Ambassador to the United States, Michael Herzog, on the imperative of urgently providing humanitarian aid in Gaza. The letter highlights specific steps that Ambassador Herzog and the Israeli government should take to ensure that aid reaches Gaza and to protec  more