HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * - He focused on replacing decommissioned ship through his service on Appropriations subcommittee overseeing ocean research * * * Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) announced that, as part of ongoing support for rebuilding the nation's oceanographic fleet, the newest state-of-the-art research vessel will be homeported in Honolulu. The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says the new ship,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 13: Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) led 16 Members of Congress in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish guidelines for state and local governments to receive federal reimbursements for costs they incur in response to the Coronavirus outbreak. In the letter, the Representatives state, "The administration has already identified military bases and health f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) called on Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to step in and provide immediate support to efforts to control and eradicate the invasive spittlebug pest that has threatened Hawai'i Island's livestock industry. "This invasive pest could destroy Hawai'i's proud heritage of ranching by decimating the pastures that allow Hawai'i cattle to grow strong and healthy," Senator S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and his colleagues called on the Department of Health and Human Services to establish clear guidelines for how state and local governments will be reimbursed for costs incurred while assisting the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak. "We write to ask that your department establish clear guidelines for state and local governments to receive federal reimbursement  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * - Schatz Secured More Than $200 Million In Federal Funding Over Three Years For New NOAA Vessels in Hawai'i * * * The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that it is acquiring two new ocean research ships, with the first ship set to be homeported in Honolulu. U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, helped secure federal fundi  more