WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * - His staff will answer questions and provide constituent services at local libraries. * * * U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) will take his district office on the road to nine public libraries throughout his Congressional District to assist residents with various constituent services. "My priority remains to provide the best possible representation for the people I serve, not only in Washington, DC, but   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 5 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * - Senate expected to send measure to President by end of the week Hawai'i among few states receiving initial awards to address prevention actions to date * * * U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) joined his colleagues in the U.S. House in voting to pass H.R. 6074, an $8.3 billion emergency supplemental appropriations measure to combat the COVID-19 virus. "The Congress has worked quickly to advance a r  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) announced that she is accepting submissions from Hawaii high school artists in the 2nd Congressional District for the 2020 Congressional Art Competition. The deadline to submit artwork to the competition is Friday, April 3rd, 2020. The winning pieces will be announced at an awards ceremony on Saturday, May 16th. The first-place piece will be displayed for one year in the  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on March 4: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) voted to pass an emergency supplemental funding bill to address the COVID-19, coronavirus public health crisis. The bill would provide funds to several Federal departments and agencies as well as reimbursements to the states for costs they have incurred fighting the outbreak. The bill now heads to the Senate for approval. "Today, I voted for legislation that will provid  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee, pressed Assistant Secretary of the Navy James Guerts about the need to modernize public shipyards like Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard during a hearing about the Navy's shipbuilding programs. The Senator noted that if all four public shipyards aren't modernized, it will be even more challenging to keep the   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement after the successful introduction of bipartisan, bicameral legislation to provide $8.3 billion in funding to confront the public health emergency posed by the spread of the coronavirus: * * * - $8.3 Billion Supplemental Includes Assistance for States, Funding for Vaccine Research, and Resources for Health Care Providers * * * "Confronting a growing coronavirus outbreak in the United States requires a conce  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * - Rural Schools Struggle To Offer High-Quality STEM Courses, Less Than 30 Percent Teach Computer Science * * * U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) introduced the Inspiring New STEM Professionals by Investing in Renovation of Education Spaces (INSPIRES) Act. The growth of jobs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields has outpaced all others. However, due to lack of resource  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) introduced the State Justice Improvement Act, legislation that will make lasting changes to America's criminal justice system. Across the country, courts often impose fines, fees, and monetary bail without considering an individual's ability to pay - disproportionately impacting low income communities and communities of color. This legislation will provide state and local  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * - Deal Includes At Least $1 Billion For State And Local Governments, $3 Billion To Develop Vaccine, Therapeutics, And Tests, $500 Million To Purchase Medical Supplies For States - Package Includes Schatz Legislation To Expand Telehealth Amid Coronavirus Outbreak * * * congressional leaders reached an agreement to provide $8.3 billion in emergency funding to respond to the coronavirus outbreak, inclu  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * - Threat of Deportation May Discourage Undocumented Immigrants from Seeking Medical Care for COVID-19 - Agency Has Taken Similar Actions Following Hurricanes and Other Emergencies * * * United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Senators Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Bob Men  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 5: * * * - Threat of Deportation May Discourage Undocumented Immigrants from Seeking Medical Care for COVID-19 * * * U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * - Bill establishes a formal process for Korean Americans to participate in reunions with their families in North Korea * * * This week, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) introduced S.3395, the bipartisan Korean War Divided Families Reunification Act, legislation directing the U.S. Department of State to prioritize helping divided Korean American families reunite wit  more