WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono Statement on Durbin Retirement Announcement WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement after Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced he would not be seeking re-election in 2026: "I have had the honor of working with Dick Durbin through my time in the Senate--not solely in his role as whip, but especially through our time together on the Senat  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * On Earth Day, Schatz, Casten Introduce Legislation To Address Costs, Financial Risks Of Climate Change WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and U.S. Representative Sean Casten (D-Ill.) introduced the Climate Change Financial Risk Act, legislation that directs the Federal Reserve to conduct stress tests on large financial institutions to measure their resilience to climate-related financ  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 24, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce legislation to ensure that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) fully supports our small businesses establish and maintain employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). ESOPs offer a powerful way to ensure employees become stakeholders and help run the business they've built. This wealt  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Joins Wai`anae Community for Peace Pole Installation Fronting Makua Military Reservation Wai ` anae, HI - This week, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) joined members of Malama Makua and the Wai`anae Moku Kupuna Council, with support from U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii, for the installation of a Peace Pole in front of Makua Military Reservation. The Peace Pole, inscribed with "May Peac  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Statement On Retirement Announcement, Extraordinary Career Of Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin HONOLULU - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today released the following statement after U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Democratic Whip, announced he would not seek re-election. "For more than four decades, Senator Dick Durbin has been a pillar of leadership, integrity, and unwavering de  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Statement On State Department Reorganization Plan HONOLULU - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the planned reorganization of the U.S. State Department. "Following the illegal and damaging dismantling of USAID  more