WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: As consumers across Nevada continue to report excessive prices from some sellers during the coronavirus outbreak, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) to introduce a bill that would prohibit price gouging. The Disaster and Emergency Pricing Abuse Prevention Act would   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) joined a letter led by Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) urging the Small Business Administration (SBA) to lower the interest rate for disaster loans to 0% due to the unprecedented economic disruption from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As part of its disaster assistance program, the SBA is providing loans of up to $2 millio  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 26 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: This afternoon, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) hosted a telephone town hall with Lt. Gov. Josh Green, Hilton Raethel of the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and Jane Sawyer of the U.S. Small Business Administration Hawaii District Office. They answered questions and shared the latest developments regarding the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, including what she is doing in Congress to help Hawaii to respon  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 23 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: In response to the unprecedented global coronavirus pandemic, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) is calling upon Governor David Ige to immediately institute a mandatory 14-day self-quarantine of anyone who travels to Hawaii, including both visitors and kamaaina returning home. "The governor of California is predicting that they'll have 25 million cases of coronavirus in the state of California alone within t  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) joined Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) to introduce legislation that would expedite the full use of the Defense Production Act to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation would require President Trump to immediately begin a series of measures to secure urgently needed medical supplies, including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for health care workers. "The count  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * - Legislation Provides Six Months of Debt Relief for Hawaii Small Businesses with SBA-Backed Loans * * * Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) successfully secured debt relief for Hawaii small businesses in the third coronavirus recovery package. The package includes provisions from the Small Business Debt Relief Act, which Senator Hirono introduced last week with Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) to tem  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement on March 22 regarding Sen. Mitch McConnell's coronavirus bill: "Governors across the country are having to step up in the absence of meaningful action from the Trump Administration in combating the coronavirus. This is especially difficult because states do not know how widespread coronavirus is in their communities because we still don't have enough test kits. "Yesterday, the Governor of Hawaii - working wi  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) voted in favor of H.R. 748 - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This wide-ranging legislation will inject $2 trillion into boosting funding to our medical system, providing economic support to workers, small businesses, and state and local governments that are bearing the brunt of the necessary but difficult measures being put in place to combat  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) joined her Senate colleagues on a letter led by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Bob Casey (D-Penn.), urging the Administration to help ensure that domestic violence victims and survivors receive the resources they need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Domestic violence service providers are anticipating an increased need in their services in  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: On the 10th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) enactment, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) called on the Trump Administration to abandon its efforts to repeal the law. Last week, Senator Hirono joined Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and 18 of their colleagues in urging President Trump to forgo his malicious attempts to sabotage and undermine our nation's health care system. The President's attacks  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * - Deal Also Includes Aid For Hospitals And Small Businesses, Including Restaurants And Hotels; Legislation Expected To Quickly Pass House And Be Signed Into Law * * * U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) voted to pass a massive $2 trillion coronavirus economic recovery package. The bipartisan deal - the largest emergency relief package in American history - includes billions to help those who are u  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Amy Klobuchar, (D-Minn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced the Disaster and Emergency Pricing Abuse Prevention Act, a bill that would prevent price gouging on essential services or goods during catastrophes. The bill would prohibit the sale of goods or services at overly inflated prices before or during a natural disaster, pa  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), along with Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) urged the Small Business Administration (SBA) to use its authority to lower interest rates for small business disaster loans to 0%, matching benchmark interest rates reduced earlier this month by the Federal Res  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * - Legislation Would Force Implementation of the Defense Production Act - Put Federal Government in Charge of Manufacture and Distribution of Critical Medical Supplies to States in Need During COVID-19 National Emergency * * * U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) on Monday announced the Medical Supply Chain Emergency Act, legislation to force Presid  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * - Legislation Would Force Implementation of the Defense Production Act - Put Federal Government in Charge of Manufacture and Distribution of Critical Medical Supplies to States in Need During COVID-19 National Emergency * * * U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday announced the Medical Supply Chain Emergency Act, legislation to force President Trump   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * - Sens. Smith, Colleagues Say States Needs Resources to Stabilize Industry and Provide Child Care for Front-Line Healthcare and Essential Workers Responding to Coronavirus * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) led a number of her Senate colleagues--including Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.)--in urging Se  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * - Lawmakers Say States Needs Resources to Stabilize Industry and Provide Child Care for Front-Line Healthcare and Essential Workers Responding to Coronavirus - As Congress Considers Bailouts for Giant Corporations and Industries, Senators Demand a Child Care Bailout to Save Local Child Care Providers and Child Care Workers from Economic Devastation * * * United States Senator Elizabeth W  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) announced that she successfully secured a major expansion of unemployment assistance in the third emergency coronavirus stimulus package. The package, which is the product of intense bipartisan negotiations, includes Senator Hirono's Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Act - legislation she introduced with Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Democratic L  more