WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, issued the following news release: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and 13 other Senate Democrats wrote to Department of Commerce Inspector General Peggy Gustafson demanding answers following recent reports of improper behavior at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), including one that Commerce Department officials threatened to fire NOAA employees for contradicting the Presid  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) joined Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), with a group of Democratic appropriators in calling on the Department of Defense to provide Congress with details of its decision to raid military construction funding to pay for President Trump's ineffective border wall.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Last week, Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and David Perdue (R-Ga.) - the Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower - visited U.S. Indo-Pacific Command headquarters and toured Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. During their visit, Senators Hirono and Perdue met with Admiral Philip Davidson, Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), and were also brief  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and 13 Senate Democrats wrote to U.S. Department of Commerce Inspector General Peggy Gustafson demanding answers following recent reports of improper behavior at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), including one that Commerce Department officials threatened to fire NOAA employees for contradicting the President's false assertions about the projected   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * - Would confirm that internet platforms like AirBnB can be held liable for advertising such rentals * * * U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai'i - District 1) introduced on Friday H.R. 4232, a measure to confirm that Internet platforms who knowingly market illegal short-term vacation rentals can be held liable under state and local law. His "Protecting Local Authority and Neighborhoods" (PLAN) Act wou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, Reps. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02), Lucy McBath (GA-06), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) introduced H.R. 4301, the School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act. The bill will create a federal definition for "school shooting" and instructs the Departments of Education, in consultation with the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services, to annually report uniform data on indicators of school crime as it pe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * - The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held a hearing on Senator Coons' STRONGER Patents Act, bipartisan legislation to protect inventors and innovators * * * The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property yesterday held a hearing on the STRONGER Patents Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Dick Du  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * - Application Deadline for Competitive Nomination Process is October 31, 2019 * * * Senator Mazie K. Hirono announced she is currently accepting applications from Hawaii students seeking a military service academy nomination. Each year, Senator Hirono nominates Hawaii students to the Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy, Naval Academy, and the Merchant Marine Academy. Qualified students seeki  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. David Perdue, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * - Conducts High-Level Discussions on Trade, Security * * * U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) shared a collection of photos from his recent visits to China and Hawaii. Senator Perdue traveled to China to help reinforce President Trump's efforts to level the playing field on trade and emphasize that the President and his negotiating team have strong support from Congress. As Chairman of the Senate Arm  more

HONOLULU, Sept. 10 -- Sen. David Perdue, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee, visited the United States Indo-Pacific Command headquarters in Hawaii and toured the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and USS Michael Murphy. During their visit, Senators Perdue and Hirono met with Admiral Philip Davidson, Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDO  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) introduced the SFC Richard Stayskal Military Medical Accountability Act of 2019 today to allow active duty service members to sue the military for medical malpractice and negligence. A Supreme Court decision in 1950 banned active duty service members from suing the military for medical malpractice or negligence, and this decision became known as  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Following reports that the Trump Administration will refuse to grant temporary protections to Bahamians affected by Hurricane Dorian, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), joined Senators Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Eliz  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * - Warren, Colleagues, Applaud House Appropriators for Passing a Spending Package that Invests in At-Risk Families - Urge Senate Appropriators to Do the Same * * * United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), T  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * - Decision Not to Vaccinate Ahead of Flu Season Threatens Health of Detainees, CBP Personnel, and Others * * * United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Mazie  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden wrote this week to U.S. Department of Commerce Inspector General Peggy Gustafson demanding answers following recent reports of improper behavior at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), including one that Commerce Department officials threatened to fire NOAA employees for contradicting the president's false assertions about the projected path of Hurricane Dorian. In th  more