WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony on Feb. 27 by Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, at the Member's Day hearing on proposals for the Water Resources Development Act: Thank you for allowing me to share my thoughts with the Committee on water resources activities and programs that are important to both our nation and my home state of Hawai'i. With its unique reliance on ocean shipping as an island  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement after the plane crash at Dillingham Airfield on Oahu island: "It's unbelievable that our island community has suffered now a fourth fatal tragedy involving a tour helicopter/small aircraft in less than a year. "I again join with the rest of Hawai'i in extending my heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of those who were lost in this morning's incident. "While it will probably be more than a year unt  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Last week, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) and Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (MP-at large) introduced H.R. 5950, the FAS School Meals Improvement Act, which would restore eligibility for federal school meal programs to Freely Associated States (FAS) migrants. The eligibility had been erroneously eliminated through the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. "Ne  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement in response to the growing threat to Hawaii posed by the coronavirus: "The first responsibility of our leaders should be to protect the health, safety, and security of the people of Hawai'i and our country. This is why we've temporarily suspended flights from China, which has been very helpful. But, more is needed in order to protect the people of Hawai'i. "In order to protect the people of Hawai'i, we must now  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Feb. 26: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) voted to pass H.R.35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, a bill which would designate lynching as a federal hate crime. The bill was passed by a vote of 410-4 and now heads to the Senate for consideration. "Lynching is not only about murder, but also about sowing fear and stoking the flames of hatred and bigotry. Unfortunately, there are still hate crimes being committed  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Congressman Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Chair of the House Committee on Natural Resources sent a letter asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate the Department of the Interior's (DOI) grant and cooperative agreement review process. The letter requests that GAO investigate DOI's pr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * - Roundtable Would Bring Together Community, Industry Leaders, and Safety Experts; Last Year Was The Deadliest Year In Hawai'i Aviation In Nearly Three Decades * * * Following a series of tragic aircraft crashes in Hawai'i and recent whistleblower complaints, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) called on the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to organize a roundtable discussion with commun  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 22 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement on the aircraft crash at Dillingham Airfield: "Our hearts are with those affected by today's tragic accident. It has become clear that Dillingham Airfield cannot continue to operate safely. "Our obligation is to keep people safe, and the only way to do that is to keep the airfield closed. "I urge the FAA and HDOT to shut down the airfield until they can guarantee safety of operations at Dillingham."  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 28: * * * - Senators Ask if FDA Employees Will be Sent to China to Conduct Inspections and Seek Assurances that the Health And Safety of Employees Will Come First * * * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) wrote a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Steph  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, issued the following news release: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) joined Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Doug Jones (D-Ala.) and 26 additional Senators to introduce the Restoring Military Priorities Act of 2020. The bill would reverse and restore the Department of Defense's recent transfer of $3.8 billion to be used to build part of President Donald Trump's ineff  more