WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) released this statement on President Biden's State of the Union speech tonight: "President Biden delivered a very strong and direct State of the Union to the American people and to the world. He spoke honestly about the challenges American families face, the progress we've made, and the opportunities we have to advance much further together. "For me the best parts  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: U.S. Congressman Ed Case (D-HI-01) said today that a five-year effort to renew agreements with the Freely Associated States (FAS) -the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands - are included in the $460 billion federal funding measure now before the House for a critical vote this week. Case said while approval of the funding measure will preve  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: ICYMI: Cortez Masto Meets with Nevadans to Discuss Need to Ensure all Nevada Women Can Access Birth Control Without a Prescription ICYMI: Cortez Masto, Murray, Hirono, Rally for Over-The-Counter Birth Control, Reintroduce Affordability is Access Act Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) released the following joint statement on Pe  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) announced Kelly Maluo-Pearson, the Chief Executive Officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Maui, as her guest for President Biden's 2024 State of the Union Address. For more than 35 years, Maluo-Pearson has worked to support keiki and their families on Maui. Following the devastating wildfires on Maui last year, Boys & Girls Clubs of Maui has been instrumental in providing   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on the inclusion of the Compacts of Free Association (COFA) in the federal appropriations package announced earlier today: "The Compacts of Free Association are vital to the United States' relationship with the Federated States of Micr  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) sent a letter to the Director of Office Management and Budget (OMB) Shalanda Young, urging OMB to prioritize funding for National Board Certified Teachers in President Biden's budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025. In the letter, Senator Hirono requested dedicated funding to ensure teachers--especially those in high-need schools and school districts--have the resou  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) led several of their Senate colleagues in introducing a Senate Resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. "Communities of color have long faced disparities when it comes to accessing and receiving health care," said Senator Hirono. "These disparities are a direct consequence of generatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Following the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are "children" under state law, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA), and more than 40 colleagues in cosponsoring the Access to Family Building Act. This legislation would protect access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) by establishing a s  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) released the following joint statement on Perrigo's announcement that Opill--the first-ever birth control pill to be available over the counter in the United States--is launching online and headed to store shelves this month. The manufacturer's suggested retail price for Opill will be $19.99 for a one-month   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Jill Tokuda voted to pass an appropriations package of six bills for Fiscal Year 2024 that includes 14 community projects she requested to support Hawai'i's Second Congressional District. The package, which includes funding for federal agencies such as the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Transportation, and many more, passed overwhelmingly by a vot  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) secured the inclusion of a $100 million grant program based on his bipartisan 'Yes In My Backyard' legislation in the fiscal year 2024 appropriations bill, a $15 million increase in funding from last year. In its second year, this first-of-its-kind federal program rewards state and local governments that reform land-use policies and other local barriers that constrain the supp  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, secured $394 million in new congressional directed spending, also known as earmarks, in the first half of this year's government funding bill. Additional earmark funding for Hawai'i is expected to be included the second half of the funding deal which is set to be announced on Mar  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: With their invited guests to President Biden's State of the Union Address, Senate Democrats hosted a press conference to continue to call attention to the dangers of abortion bans. Senate Democrats' State of the Union guests include women who were forced to travel out of state to receive lifesaving abortion care due to abortion bans, abortion clinic directors, providers, and moms who relied on in-vitro fertil  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: With their invited guests to President Biden's State of the Union Address, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Senate Democrats are continuing to call attention to the dangers of abortion bans passed in states across the country. Senate Democrats' State of the Union guests include women who were forced to travel out of state to receive lifesaving abortion care due to abortion bans, abortion clinic direc  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that provisions from his bipartisan Care for COFA Veterans Act were included in the appropriations package released Sunday, along with language that would extend the United States' agreements with the Freely Associated States (FAS) of the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federate  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Congressional leaders yesterday released the first half of a bipartisan appropriations deal that will deliver billions in federal funding for critical programs that benefit Hawai'i. U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, successfully secured funding for Hawai'i's priorities in the final deal. "Hawai'i is to set to receive billions in new federal funding  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on March 5, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, released the following statement after the U.S. Department of the Interior announced $72 million in federal funding for home electrification projects on Tribal lands. The funding for 21 tribes comes from DOI's Tribal Electrification Program which was cre  more