WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement on the Trump administration's public charge rule: The rule redefines who can be barred from entering the United States or become a legal permanent resident based on the individual's likelihood to become a "public charge," or someone primarily dependent on the government for subsistence. Under the rule, the administration can deny green cards and visas to immigrants based on their use of certain public benefits  more