WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) introduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024, bicameral legislation that would nearly double the Pell Grant maximum award, index the maximum award for inflation, and make other changes to expand the awa  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) introduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024, bicameral legislation that would nearly double the Pell Grant maximum award, index the maximum award for inflation, and make other changes to expand the awa  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Thursday joined U.S. Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-Va.) to introduce the Pell Grant Preservation and   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler (both D-Calif.) joined Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) in introducing the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024, bicameral legislation that would nearly double the Pell Grant maximum award, index the maximum award for inflation, and make other improvements to e  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: This week, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, hosted several events as part of the 8th Annual Hawaii on the Hill (HOH) in D.C. Hawaii on the Hill, a partnership between Senator Hirono and the Chamber of Commerce (CoC) Hawaii, was a four-day event that provided members of the Hawaii business community with the opportunity to meet directly wi  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: On Friday, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) introduced the "Restoring Trust in Public Safety Act," legislation to address the government's role in the proliferation of gun violence in communities by providing public agencies, including police departments, with greater resources to fully destroy seized and surrendered firearms. A recent New York Times investigation found that hundreds of cities and tow  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, today announced the release of S.1723, Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act from Committee. The legislation, authored by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), would establish a federal commission to investigate, docu  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, today announced the release of S.1723, Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act from Committee. The legislation, authored by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warr  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) joined Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) in introducing the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024, bicameral legislation that would nearly double the Pell Grant maximum award, index the maximum award for inflation, and make other improvements t  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate floor about the Supreme Court's pending decision in Loper Bright Enterperises v. Raimondo, which threatens to upend the federal regulatory system by eliminating the Chevron doctrine. In her speech, Hirono laid out the disastrous impacts overturning Chevron could have on everyday decisions that  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) introduced the Artificial Intelligence Public Awareness and Education Campaign Act, bipartisan legislation to help raise awareness and boost public trust in artificial intelligence (AI). The bipartisan legislation would require the Secretary of Commerce to carry out a public awareness and education campaign to provide information regarding th  more