WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, secured passage of his bipartisan legislation yesterday, alongside Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), to provide for the permanent appointment of temporary district judgeships located in Texas and elsewhere. The Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act now heads to the President's desk for his   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: ~ House-passed NDAA included a ban on health care for transgender kids, stripping servicemembers of parental rights to make health care decisions for their children ~ Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, joined twenty of her colleagues in introducing an amendment to the National  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, which includes several provisions secured by U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) to benefit Hawaii's communities and strengthen the state's disaster resilience. The bill authorizes the Secretary of the Army, through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, to conduct studies, con  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that the House of Representatives unanimously passed their legislation to transition 10 temporary federal judgeships including one in California to permanent status. The bipartisan and bicameral Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act will make sure millions of Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College system and restore democracy by allowing the direct election of presidents through popular vote alone. "In an election, the person who gets the most votes should win. It's that simple," said Senator Schatz. "No one's vote should count for more based on where   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, which includes several provisions secured by U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) to benefit Hawaii's communities and strengthen the state's disaster resilience. The bill authorizes the Secretary of the Army, through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, to conduct studies, constr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has released an additional $250 million to the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) as part of its Amended Full Funding Grant Agreement signed in February. The funding follows February's initial release of $125 million and was delivered after HART completed the contract award for the City Center Gui  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- 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, released the following statements on Senate passage of H.R. 663, Native American Child Protection Act, which is set to become law, and the following two bills, which head to the House for further   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: ~ Within the FY25 NDAA, Hirono secured over $2 billion for infrastructure in Hawaii and over $9 billion for projects, capabilities, and exercises to support the Indo-Pacific region ~ Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, voted to pass the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Defense Au  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: ~ Video of Senator Hirono's floor remarks is available here ~ The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Lahaina National Heritage Area Study Act, a bill introduced by U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (D-HI). The bicameral legislation directs the National Park Service, in coordination with Maui County and other state and local partners, to study the suitability and feasi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), all members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote to Susan Wiles, President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Chief of Staff, about whether Pete Hegseth's attitudes toward women, including his opposition t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) in urging President Biden to promptly designate the Palestinian Territories for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and protect Palestinians present in the United States   more