WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Shel  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following news release: This week, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Micah W.J. Smith and Judge Shanlyn A.S. Park to serve as United States District Judges for the District of Hawaii. Upon the swearing-in of Smith, all the Article III judges on a U.S. District Court will be AANHPI for the first time. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), issued the following statem  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2023: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today released the following statement on the report that the COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber plans to leverage his role overseeing the global climate summit to pursue oil and gas deals for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's (ADNOC), the United Arab Emirates' giant, state-own  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following testimony on Nov. 30, 2023, to the House Small Business Committee about his bill on Maui wildfires: * * * Chair Williams, Ranking Member Velazquez and members of the Committee, Good morning and aloha. Thank you for the opportunity to address you today on the devasting August 2023 Maui wildfires, in particular their deep impact on small businesses throughout Hawai'i and the need to adjust federal small business assistance progr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2023: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai'i) and Representatives Ed Case (D-Hawai'i) and Jill Tokuda (D-Hawai'i) issued the following statement on the report released today by the Red Hill Water Alliance Initiative (WAI). "As we've worked to secure the federal resources needed for defueling and closing Red Hill, we have consistently pushed to ensure DOD, EPA, and other  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2023: U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Representatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Jill Tokuda (D-HI) issued the following statement on the report released today by the Red Hill Water Alliance Initiative (WAI). "As we've worked to secure the federal resources needed for defueling and closing Red Hill, we have consistently pushed to ensure DOD, EPA, and other federal agenc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) and U.S. Representatives Jill Tokuda (D-HI) and Ed Case (D-HI) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, urging USDA to grant the Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE) the flexibility to provide all students on Maui with free school meals for at least the remainder of the 2023-2024 scho  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined ten of her Senate colleagues in issuing the following joint statement in response to reports of potentially harmful changes to the U.S. asylum system being considered in the ongoing bipartisan negotiations around the supplemental aid package: "As negotiations surrounding the supplemental aid package progress, we  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) released the following statement after voting to confirm Micah Smith to serve as a federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Smith was among those recommended to President Biden by Senators Hirono and Schatz, and a merit-based Federal Judicial Selection Commission, and was confirmed by a bipartis  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) released the following statement after voting to confirm Shanlyn A.S. Park to serve as a federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Park was among those recommended to President Biden by Senators Hirono and Schatz, and a merit-based Federal Judicial Selection Commission, and was confirmed by a bip  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) issued the following joint statement in response to reports of potentially harmful changes to the U.  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) issued the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: By a vote of 57-41, the U.S. Senate today voted to confirm Micah Smith to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawai'i. Smith was recommended to President Biden by Senators Schatz and Hirono, and a merit-based Federal Judicial Selection Commission. "Throughout his career, Micah Smith has proven to be a fair and impartial jurist, and it's the reason he was confirmed with broad bipartisan suppo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai'i) released the following statement after voting to confirm Shanlyn A.S. Park to serve as a federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Park was among those recommended to President Biden by Senators Hirono and Schatz, and a merit-based Federal Judicial Selection Commission, and was confirmed by a bipartisan vote of 53-4  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), and Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island) released the following statement on their meeting yesterday with White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and over a dozen of their colleagues to discuss the letter the Senators led with 23 of their colleagues to President Biden condemning the brutal terror attacks by Hamas, expressing suppo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Following a lengthy process facilitated by U.S Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) approved the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit's (HART) updated full funding grant agreement (FFGA), which is now set for a final review from the HART Board of Directors and the Honolulu City Council. "After a long and   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced that Hawai'i will receive $7.6 million in new grant funding to support natural infrastructure projects across the state. The six grants to Hawai'i, provided by the Infrastructure Law, will support design and implementation of projects to enhance the resilience of coastal communities and improve habitat   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today led colleagues in introducing the Billionaires Income Tax Act, legislation to ensure billionaires start paying their fair share in taxes. Wyden is joined by U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Bob Casey, D-Pa., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Maz  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by A. Aukahi Austin Seabur, executive director and licensed clinical psychologist at I Ola Lahui Inc., at an oversight hearing on Nov. 8, 2023, entitled "Fentanyl in Native Communities: Native Perspectives on Addressing the Growing Crisis": * * * Welina me ke aloha mai ke one kaulana o Kakuhihewa. Greeting with aloha from Oahu, Hawaii, the famous sands of the great chief Kakuhihewa. It is with great res  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) joined Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in issuing the following joint statement in response to reports of potentially harmful changes to the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island) released the following statement on their meeting yesterday with White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and over a dozen of their colleagues to discuss the letter the Senators led with 23 of their colleagues to President Biden condemning the brutal terror attacks by Hamas, expressing   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor emphasizing the need for bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform and condemning Congressional Republicans' demand for permanent anti-immigrant policy changes in exchange for continued aid for Ukraine. "As the only immigrant serving currently in the Senate, I kn  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor in support of two nominees to serve as federal judges on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Shanlyn A.S. Park's and Micah Smith's nominations were announced by Senator Hirono and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) earlier this year. Smith was confirmed ear  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in issuing the following joint statement in response to reports of harmful potential chan  more