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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday July 14, 2024 ( 13 items )  

Case's House Appropriations Committee Approves His Funding Requests For Public Lands And Natural Resources, Criminal Justice And Energy And Water Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Committee also supported several of his specific project requests including one to protect areas in the islands prone to wildfires * * * U.S. Congressman Ed Case's (HI-01) U.S. House Committee on Appropriations today approved three measures funding several of his Community Project Funding (CPF) requests for the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 (commencing October 1, 2024). The $38.5 billion  more

Case's House Appropriations Committee Approves His Funding Requests To Advance Native Hawaiian Economic, Cultural, Health And Education Initiatives
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * The Committee also supported several of his Community Project Funding proposals including accessible bridges for a school in Kalihi and a media center for a school in Pearl City * * * U.S. Congressman Ed Case's (HI-01) U.S. House Committee on Appropriations today approved three measures for the upcoming federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 (commencing October 1, 2024). The $198.4 billion Labor-  more

Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Keep Immigrant Families Together
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senators Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) in introducing the Keep Families Together Act, legislation that would prioritize family unity in immigration enforcement and provide guidelines to ensure that families are kept together throughout the legal process. To this day, 2,000 migrant children remain separated from their parents as   more

Hirono, Schatz, Colleagues Call for Protections for Hawaii Under North Atlantic Treaty
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Eric Schmitt (R-MO), along with a bipartisan group of eleven other senators, urged Secretary of State Antony Blinken to take steps to rectify Hawaii's exclusion from the North Atlantic Treaty as military threats in the Indo-Pacific grow. In their letter to Secretary Blinken, the senators raised concerns about the omission of Hawaii under  more

Rep. Tokuda Introduces Bill to Provide More Funding for Native Hawaiian Culture & Arts
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) introduced a bill to ensure that Native Hawaiian organizations can fully access funding they are entitled to under the Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Program for cultural programming and activities. The Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Program was created in 1984 to provide grants throu  more

Schatz Statement On Republicans Blocking Bill Expressing Support For Reproductive Rights
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today released the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to block the Reproductive Freedom for Women Act which expresses support for women's reproductive rights in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision. "It's absurd that Republicans couldn't bring themselves to even express support for protecting access to reproductive care for women across America. Time and   more

Senator Schmitt, Senator Schatz Lead Bipartisan Letter Pushing NATO to Extend Article 5 Protections to Hawaii
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Eric Schmitt and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) led a bipartisan letter to Secretary Blinken to clarify explicit NATO Article 5 protections to Hawaiias Hawaii is the only U.S. State that does not have full protections by NATO: "The United States is the largest contributor to NATO and with this alliance, we have a steadfast promise to our alliesa promise that is reciprocated to all U.S. States e  more

Sens. Schatz, Murkowski Lead Legislative Hearing On Four Bills
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Yesterday, 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. 2783, Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act; * S. 3406, Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Puebl  more

Van Hollen Joins Butler, Schatz in Introducing Legislation to Keep Families Together
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) in introducing the Keep Families Together Act, legislation that would mandate the prioritization of family unity in immigration enforcement and provide guidelines to ensure that families are kept together throughout the legal process. In 2018, the Trump Administration announced a policy o  more

VIDEO: Hirono Votes to Pass Reproductive Freedom for Women Act, Blasts Republicans on Senate Floor
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) voted to advance the Reproductive Freedom for Women Act, legislation that expresses support for women's reproductive freedom and protecting access to reproductive health care. The vote failed on the Senate floor with a final tally of 49-44--with nearly every Republican voting against it. Prior to the vote, Senator Hirono delivered a speech in which she highlighted  more

VIDEO: Hirono Votes to Pass Reproductive Freedom for Women Act, Blasts Republicans on Senate Floor
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) voted to advance the Reproductive Freedom for Women Act, legislation that expresses support for women's reproductive freedom and protecting access to reproductive health care. The vote failed on the Senate floor with a final tally of 49-44--with nearly every Republican voting against it. Prior to the vote, Senator Hirono delivered a speech in which she highlighted  more

With NATO Summit Underway, Schatz, Schmitt Lead Bipartisan Group Of Senators In Calling For Protections For Hawai'i Under North Atlantic Treaty
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) today led a bipartisan group of 12 senators in urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to take steps to rectify Hawai'i's exclusion from the North Atlantic Treaty as military threats in the Indo-Pacific grow. In a letter to Secretary Blinken, the senators raised concerns about the omission of Hawai  more

With NATO Summit Underway, Young, Bipartisan Group of Senators Call for Protections for Hawaii Under North Atlantic Treaty
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senators Brain Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) in urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to take steps to rectify Hawaii's exclusion from the North Atlantic Treaty as military threats in the Indo-Pacific grow. In a letter to Secretary Blinken, the senators raised concerns about the omission of Hawaii under Arti  more