WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) cosponsored a bipartisan resolution introduced by Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) to recognize the month of October as Filipino American History month. The resolution acknowledges the key role Filipino Americans have played in shaping the history and culture of our country. "As the fastest growing Asian American Pacific Islander demographic in Nevada, th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, issued the following news release: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill) were joined by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) to call on Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, to hold  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Joshua Harder, D-California, issued the following news release: Representatives Josh Harder (CA-10) and Susan Davis (CA-53) are commending efforts by Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03) to get answers from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos regarding her department's violation of a court order. Last week, a federal judge held Secretary DeVos in contempt of court for continuing to collect student loan payments from students of the now-defunct Corin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, the House passed H.R.728, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) and Rep. Dave Joyce (OH-14) who are co-chairs of Congressional Nursing Caucus. The bill would reauthorize federal funding for nursing workforce and education programs to help grow and support the nursing workforce in the United States. The bill passed the House by  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) introduced H.Res.662. The resolution calls on the Federal Government to declassify and release information regarding the September 11, 2001 attacks in order to ensure a full public understanding of what happened and who was involved. "Though Al Qaeda attacked us on 9/11 over 18 years ago, the American people still do not have the truth about Saudi Arabia and who helped   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) called on the U.S. Senate to pass a resolution commemorating the Armenian Genocide. She is an original cosponsor of H.Res.296 which does the same. (Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's remarks as delivered on the House floor -- watch video (https://youtu.be/QYXqnaZ0Zlg)) "Thank you Madam Speaker, "The history of the United States has been intertwined with that of the Armenian people a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) and Rep. Andy Kim (NJ-03) introduced H.R.4917, the Survey our Military Impacted Schools Act. The bill would direct the Department of Defense -- in consultation with other relevant agencies -- to evaluate the unmet renovation, repair, and expansion needs of elementary and secondary schools across the country that serve children of U.S. military personnel and federal governmen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Florida, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) co-sponsored a bill to make Puerto Rico the 51st state. H.R. 4901, the Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act, would require a Statehood Yes-No vote by both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate for the island. This is the same precedent established for the admission process of Alaska and Hawaii. The legislation is sponsored by U.S. Reps. Jenniffer  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) called on Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt to step in and provide immediate support to efforts to control and eradicate the invasive longhorn beetle before it devastates Hawai'i Island. "The threat to U.S. agriculture and Hawai'i's environment justifies immediate, strong intervention from the federal government in  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) introduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019, bipartisan legislation that would expand telehealth services through Medicare, improve health outcomes, make it easier for pati  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, ranking member of the Senate Commerce subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet, issued the following statement on Twitter's decision to ban political advertisements: "Twitter's new policy to stop all political ads is strong, but it's not the only solution. "Online platforms, including Facebook, can simply refuse to run ads with blatant lies. "This is not a new concept. Facebook already monitors and regulates   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * - Provision Requires USDA to Study the Economic and Environmental Impacts of Importing Orchids in Growing Media * * * Today the U.S. Senate approved a package of four fiscal year (FY) 2020 appropriations bills on an 84-9 vote. In addition to supporting many needed investments for Hawaii, the legislation included a bipartisan amendment added on the Senate floor by Senator Mazie K. Hirono and Senato  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution in the United States Senate to recognize the month of October as Filipino American History Month. The resolution celebrates the history and culture of Filipino Americans and honors their contributions to the United States. U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-Hawaii) and TJ Cox (D-Calif.) introduced a companion resolution, H.Res.62  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * - The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative fosters regional cooperation, advances common goals * * * U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Edward J. Markey (D-Md.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) today to announce a bipartisan resolution reaffirming the importance of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YS  more