WASHINGTON, June 25 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata visited some of the family of Taylor (Teila) Tuli Wily to pay her respects and pay tribute to his memory, and is sending condolences to all who knew and loved him. Image Amata with Taylor Tuli Wily on the set of Hawaii Five-O "Taylor Tuli Wily was a charming, kind, and fun-loving man, who stayed true to his roots, and valued his American Samo  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling in United States v. Idaho, a case concerning the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA). Following the Dobbs decision in 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice sued Idaho, arguing that the state's anti-abortion law is preempted by EMTALA, wh  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Development, today announced Hawai'i has been awarded more than $6.6 million in new federal grant funding to help build more housing. The funding comes from a new grant program based on Schatz's bipartisan 'Yes In My Backyard' legislation and was first funded in the fiscal year 2023 appropriations bill. The   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement on June 24, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) issued the following statement, marking the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, which eliminated the constitutional right to an abortion. "The Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade remains one of the biggest threats to the health and safety of women across the country. "Two years later  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02), announced the referral of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA) to the full House of Representatives. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee reported the bill as amended by a bipartisan vote of 61 to 2. "As Hawai'i has seen in increasing frequency, extreme weather events are leaving a trail of destruction and loss beh  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), lead author of the bipartisan Restore Honor to Service Members Act, released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced he has pardoned former service members who were wrongly convicted because of their sexual orientation. "The president's action today will give thousands of brave veterans a chance to correct their military records--to remove an unwarranted   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today released the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling on Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency. "Air pollution doesn't recognize borders--that's exactly why Congress gave EPA the authority to regulate it. This ruling delays critical action to support the health of our communities and our planet." ### *** Original text here: https://www.schatz.senate.gov/ne  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today announced that the Hawai?i Department of Transportation (HDOT) and the City and County of Honolulu will receive a total of more than $42.5 million in new federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to support a improvements to roads, sidewalks, and infrastructure in Hilo and Honolulu. "This new federal funding will help make streets in Hilo and Hon  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: The Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act permanently indexes Pell Grants to inflation, increasing their purchasing power U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Representatives Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-Va.) in introducing the Pell   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: The Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act permanently indexes Pell Grants to inflation, increasing their purchasing power Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) cosponsored the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024, bicameral legislation led by Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) that would nearly double the Pell Grant maximum aw  more