WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Ossoff, Hirono, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Ensure Legal Representation for Migrant Children Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) joined U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and 31 of their Senate colleagues to urge Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and Department of the Interior (DOI) Secreta  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Case Statement On President Trump's State Of the Union Address To Congress (Washington, DC) - U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai'i - District 1) issued the following statement after attending President Trump's State of the Union address tonight to Congress: "This was my eleventh State of the Union address as a Member of Congress, seven by Republican and four by Democrat Presidents, and it  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Ensures Legal Representation for Vulnerable Children in Immigration System Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined 31 of her Senate colleagues in a letter led by Senators Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of the Int  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hawai'i Congressional Delegation Introduces Legislation To Protect State's Native Species WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai'i), along with U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-Hawai'i) and Jill Tokuda (D-Hawai'i), introduced legislation to protect more than 10,000 plant and animal species native to the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawai'i Native Species Conservation   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono Leads SASC Colleagues in Demanding Answers on Abrupt Firings of JAG Officers Lawmakers: "Such actions by the Administration amount to a betrayal of public trust and an erosion of the apolitical foundation of our military legal system." WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led 12 of her Senate Armed Services Com  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Boozman, Gallego, Tuberville Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Support Defrauded Veterans ~ The Veteran Fraud Reimbursements Act would make it easier for veterans with disabilities to be made financially whole in the event they are defrauded of their benefits ~ WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), John Boozman (R-AR), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), and Tommy T  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Cassidy Introduce Bill to Enhance Efficiency, Quality of Health Care for Veterans WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), both members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, introduced legislation to enhance the efficiency and quality of health care services provided to American veterans. The Veterans Health Administration Policy Advisory Commissio  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Call on FEMA to Respond to Questions about Disaster Victim Data, Mass Firings, and Funding Freezes Lawmakers: "The Administration's destructive approach will not assist the disaster-impacted communities across the country hoping to rebuild and move forward. To the contrary, it will leave the nation more vulnerable to future disasters and less prepared to pick up the pieces when t  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Demand Answers from Defense Department on Servicemember Food Access Quality to Promote Military Readiness Lawmakers to Hegseth: "Through your experience as a junior officer, you can empathize with the importance of a reliable, nutritious dining facility, and its importance to morale. You are now ultimately responsible for the welfare of these servicemembers..." WASHINGTON, DC -  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Rescind Trump's Day-One Executive Orders on Energy ~ Legislation would protect American jobs, keep energy security competitive against China, and support record investments in rural communities ~ WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), both members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and U.S. Repr  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Seek IRS Watchdog Investigation Into Trump Administration's Decision to Gut IRS ~ Mass firings, office closures could delay taxpayers' refunds, allow major abuses to go undetected or unaddressed ~ WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and 15 colleagues in sending a letter to the Acting Treasury Inspector   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Hawaii Congressional Delegation Introduces Legislation to Protect State's Native Species WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI), and U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Jill Tokuda (D-HI) introduced legislation to protect more than 10,000 plant and animal species native to the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Native Species Conservation and Recovery Ac  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Indian Affairs Committee Advances 25 Bills To Full Senate Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Vice Chairman of the Committee, led a business meeting of the Senate Committee of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC, to consider  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ADVANCES 25 BILLS TO FULL SENATE U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Vice Chairman of the Committee, led a business meeting of the Senate Committee of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC, to consider 25 bills before the Committee.   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on March 3, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my Hawaii Native Species Conservation and Recovery Act, a critical piece of legislation to protect and preserve the unique and irreplaceable native plant and animal species of our precious and endangered Hawaii. I am introducing this bill in conjunction with my Hawaii colleague, Senator Bri  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Rep. Tokuda Issues Statement on Censuring of Congressman Al Green Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) issued the following statement after the House voted 224-198 to censure Rep. Al Green (TX-09), over his protest on the House floor during President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress: "Today, I voted against the censuring of Congressman Al Gr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Leads Letter in Calling for Reduced Rent for Maui Fire Survivors in FEMA Housing Program Washington, DC --Today, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) led the Hawai'i congressional delegation in requesting FEMA Region 9 to waive the collection of fair-market value rent from survivors of the Maui fires participating in FEMA's Direct Housing program. Currently, survivors are expected to rec  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Condemns Trump's Illegal Dismantling Of USAID As Internal Memos Warn Of Millions Of Deaths, Global Humanitarian Catastrophe WASHINGTON -- During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, called attention to President Donald Tr  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Statement on USAID WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), lead Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, released the following statement on reports that the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) Acting Assistant Administrator for Global Health was put on leave after authoring an internal memo detailing the   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz To Meet With Federal Workers, Nonprofit Organizations In Hawai'i Impacted By Trump Funding Freeze, Mass Layoffs WASHINGTON - Tonight at 9:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. HT, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) will meet with nonprofit organizations that serve communities harmed by President Donald Trump's funding freeze and federal workers in Hawai'i who were recently laid off through no fault of their   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz, Kelly, Senators Demand Answers On Mass Layoffs Of Veterans From Federal Workforce WASHINGTON - U.S Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a U.S. Navy combat veteran, and 10 other Democratic senators demanded answers from Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Acting Director Charles Ezell over the significant number of U.S. military veterans being fired from the federal workfor  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on March 6, 2025: * * * Sens. Moran, Hirono Introduce Legislation to Support Veterans' Family Caregivers Bill helps family members transition careers when caregiving responsibilities end WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) - member of the Senate Committee on Veterans'   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan, Hirono Introduce Legislation to Require VA Call Centers in Rural States WASHINGTON --U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), both members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), introduced the Representing VA with Accuracy (REP VA) Act to require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide rural states, such as Alaska and Hawaii, with an in-state ca  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Tokuda Leads Colleagues in Opposing Proposed Cuts to HUD Disaster Recovery Office Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representative Jill N. Tokuda (HI-02) led 47 of her colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to reconsider proposed cuts to its Office of Community Planning and Development, which administers the Community Development Block Grant Disas  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Reintroduces the Digital Integrity in Democracy Act Bill will increase accountability for election-related disinformation WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) this week in reintroducing the Digital Integrity in Democracy Act, legislation to increase accountability for  more