WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Case Introduces Measure To Coordinate Diplomacy And Engagements Among And With Indigenous Peoples Around The World His bill follows adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the United Nations and the success of the June 2024 Pacific Festival in Honolulu (Washington, DC) -- U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai'i-First District) today announced introduction of his I  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Case, Neguse Introduce Resolution To Designate April as National Native Plant Month (Washington, DC) - U.S. Representative Ed Case (D-Hawai'i-01), along with U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (D-Colorado-02), today introduced a resolution to designate April as National Native Plant Month to promote the importance of biodiversity, climate and water conservation throughout our country. The Sena  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Demand Collins Exempt VA Employees from Trump's 'Retaliatory' Executive Order to Strip Federal Employees' Labor Rights WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Representative Mark Takano (D-CA) and 20 Senate colleagues in demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secr  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Demand HHS Restore Title X Family Planning Funding Immediately to Protect Health Care Services for Millions WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) led a group of 29 senators urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to immediately reinstate Title X family planning funding in   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Express Concern Over Recent Firings at NSA WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Chris Coons (D-DE), and 20 colleagues in sending a letter to President Donald Trump regarding the firing of the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Commander of  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Urge Collins to Stop Pushing Thousands of Veterans Into Foreclosure ~ Following Secretary Collins' abrupt cancellation of program helping tens of thousands of veterans stay in their homes, Democratic lawmakers call on Collins to reverse his decision, avoid foreclosing on veterans ~ WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Mazie K. Hirono, a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, join  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Warren, Durbin Lead Colleagues in Urging DOJ to Reverse Decisions Greenlighting Cryptocurrency-Based Crime Senators: "These are grave mistakes that will support sanctions evasion, drug trafficking, scams, and child sexual exploitation." WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * McGovern and Tokuda Reintroduce Resolution Calling for Renewed U.S. Leadership on Nuclear Disarmament WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, U.S. Representatives James P. McGovern (MA-02) and Jill Tokuda (HI-02) reintroduced a House resolution urging the United States to return to the negotiating table on nuclear disarmament and to lead a global effort to reduce and eliminate nuclear weapons. The  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS & VIDEO: Hirono, Norcross Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Rights of Public Sector Workers to Join Unions, Bargain Collectively ~ Photos and video of press conference are available here ~ WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representative Donald Norcross (D-NJ) reintroduced the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, bicameral legislation to guarantee t  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Hirono Meets with Education Leaders to Discuss Efforts to Combat Trump's Attacks on Public Education ~ Photos of Sen. Hirono's meeting are available here ~ WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) met with leaders from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA) to discuss how the Trump Administration's attacks on K-12 public e  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Rep. Tokuda Leads Bipartisan Effort to Protect Labor Rights of DoD Educators Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) led 44 bipartisan Members of Congress in urging the Secretary of Defense to protect the collective bargaining rights of educators and educational support staff at the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA). The letter requests that the Secre  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following floor remarks on April 9, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support the workers and families of Maui, still recovering from the devastating wildfires of 2023. Displaced workers continue to drive Maui's recovery, rebuilding homes, clearing debris, restoring infrastructure, and supporting their comm  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Reps. Tokuda, Timmons Launch Bipartisan Congressional Coffee Caucus Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representatives Jill Tokuda (D-HI-02) and William Timmons (R-SC-04) launched the Congressional Coffee Caucus to provide a forum to uplift coffee's positive impact on the U.S. economy and help strengthen the resilience of the crop's global supply chain. "Coffee is more than just a daily rit  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Schatz Statement On Trump Administration's Disrespect For Public Health Officials, Indian Health Service WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, released the following statement on offers that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made to senior lea  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Statement On Voting Against Senate Budget Resolution WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) released the following statement after voting against the Republican Senate budget resolution. "Tonight, Senate Republicans voted to give even more money to billionaires while slashing programs that help regular people get by--things like Medicaid, food assistance, and education. Working f  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz To Republicans: Leave Social Security Alone WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) spoke out on the Senate floor against the Trump administration's cuts to Social Security services which have left seniors and disabled people around the country worried about their ability to get their monthly checks. Schatz spoke during the Senate's debate on the Republican tax bill which see  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz, Senators Demand HHS Restore Title X Family Planning Funding Immediately To Protect Health Care Services For Millions WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), along with U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai'i), led a group of 29 senators urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to immediately reinstate Title X f  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz: Donald Trump Is Ruining The Economy On Purpose, Everyone Will Pay More For Everything WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) spoke out on the Senate floor today after President Donald Trump announced a new tariff plan that will levy the largest tax hike on middle-class families in a generation and force families to pay an average of $5,000 more each year. "Donald Trump is ruining  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following floor remarks on April 9, 2025: * * * Mr. President, in June, we will welcome Hawaii businesses and entrepreneurs to Washington, DC, for the ninth annual "Hawaii on the Hill," an event for local businesses to showcase their products and hear from government leaders about the issues affecting their lives. Now in our ninth year, I am grateful for the continued partnership with the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, specificall  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Markey Joins Sen. Hirono, Rep. Norcross in Introducing Legislation to Strengthen Rights of Public Sector Workers to join Unions, Bargain Collectively Washington (April 8, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee today joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Representative Donald Norcross (D-NJ) in re  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Hirono Resolution Designating April as 'National Native Plant Month' WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution led by Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, designating April 2025 as "National Native Plant Month." The bipartisan resolution was also led by Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), and recognizes the   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Senate Passes Murkowski, Schatz Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing 50th Anniversary of ISDEAA WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution led by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA), and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), Vice Chairman of the SCIA, Commemo  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Hirono, Norcross in Introducing Legislation to Strengthen Rights of Public Sector Workers to Join Unions, Bargain Collectively Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and U.S. Representative Donald Norcross (D-N.J.) in reintroducing the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, bicameral legislation to guarantee the right of public s  more