Lawmakers: “For flight crews, safety is always the top priority, and we now have decades of evidence demonstrating that flight crews can attend to [breastmilk pumping] in a way that does not disrupt safety, service, or other duties.”
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and 18 colleagues in...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) led the Hawaii Congressional delegation in urging the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner, Danny Werfel, to extend the 2023 federal tax filing and payment deadlines for individuals and businesses impacted by the Maui wildfires.
“As these members of our community continue to process...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) led 11 of her colleagues in introducing the Time Off to Vote Act, legislation that would require employers—upon the request of the employee—to provide at least two consecutive hours of paid leave in order to vote in federal elections. This allotted time can be used to vote at a polling...
WASHINGTON, DC –U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), and Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), led 24 of their colleagues in reintroducing a bicameral resolution honoring abortion providers and staff by designating March 10, 2024 as “Abortion Provider Appreciation Day.” The Abortion Provider Appreciation Day resolution...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Peter Welch (D-VT), Tina Smith (D-MN), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), in sending a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to enforce federal law by requiring Netanyahu’s government to...
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Representative Grace Meng (D-NY), and Representative Judy Chu (D-CA) stopped House Republicans from reinstating the China Initiative, a Trump-era program created in 2018 that purported to combat espionage but in effect targeted and profiled those of Chinese descent.
The Department of Justice...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) secured several major wins for Hawaii in a federal spending bill that passed the Senate by a vote of 75-22. In addition to containing the recently-renegotiated Compacts of Free Association (COFA), the package includes the text of Senator Hirono’s Compact Impact Fairness Act (CIFA) to...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) led several of their Senate colleagues in introducing a Senate Resolution declaring racism a public health crisis.
“Communities of color have long faced disparities when it comes to accessing and receiving health care,”...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) sent a letter to the Director of Office Management and Budget (OMB) Shalanda Young, urging OMB to prioritize funding for National Board Certified Teachers in President Biden’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025. In the letter, Senator Hirono requested dedicated funding to ensure...
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and 23 colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, urging the Department of Education (ED) to address the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form error that is preventing students with...
WASHINGTON, DC – Following the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are “children” under state law, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA), and more than 40 colleagues in cosponsoring the Access to Family Building Act. This legislation would protect access to in-vitro...
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) announced Kelly Maluo-Pearson, the Chief Executive Officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Maui, as her guest for President Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Address. For more than 35 years, Maluo-Pearson has worked to support keiki and their families on Maui. Following the devastating wildfires...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) released the following joint statement on Perrigo’s announcement that Opill—the first-ever birth control pill to be available over the counter in the United States—is launching online and headed to store shelves this month. The...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on the inclusion of the Compacts of Free Association (COFA) in the federal appropriations package announced earlier today:
“The Compacts of Free Association are...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono, member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined 25 of her Senate colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging Senate leadership to support legislation to renew the Compacts of Free Association (COFA) with the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,...
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and 12 colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Robin Carnahan regarding GSA’s implementation of President Biden’s 2021 Executive Order on...
WASHINGTON, DC – Following a concerning Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report finding significant shortfalls in care provided by VA to veterans who seek care after experiencing a sexual assault, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono, a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, joined Senator Jon Tester (D-MT)...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement after the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to advance Julie Su’s nomination to serve as U.S. Secretary of Labor:
“Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su has dedicated her life to fighting for working people and families across...
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HONOLULU, HI – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai held a roundtable discussion with Hawaii resource partners and local business owners. The business owners...
WASHINGTON, DC – 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), introduced a resolution celebrating Mahina Olelo Hawaii, also known as Hawaiian Language Month.
“Indigenous languages are critical to the perpetuation of any culture,” said Senator Hirono. “However, decades...