Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) led four of her Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), urging the FTC to examine claims from the Center for Intimacy Justice (CIJ) that Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) rejects health advertisements aimed at women and people of underrepresented...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a full committee hearing, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, questioned General Randy A. George, who has been nominated to serve as the next Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. During her question...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA), and more than 80 of their colleagues, in introducing the IDEA Full Funding Act. This legislation would finally ensure Congress fulfills its commitment to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a full committee hearing, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, questioned General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., who has been nominated to serve as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. During...

HONOLULU, HI – Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Martha Guzman in events to highlight the partnership between state, local, and federal entities in support of Hawaii’s farmers and renewable energy...

HONOLULU, HI – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Marcia Fudge in roundtable discussions with community leaders and public officials to talk about the impact that affordable housing and other HUD programs have had on the Native Hawaiian community and Hawaii’s homeless...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision striking down race-based affirmative action policies at the University of North Carolina and Harvard University: “Affirmative action policies have helped colleges and universities across our country cultivate more...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As states across the country continue to attack women’s freedoms, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined 35 of her Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act. This legislation, led by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV),...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, secured several key priorities for Hawaii and the U.S. military during the Committee’s markup of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). As Chair...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s disastrous decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, which effectively overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the constitutional right to abortion: “One...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly one year after the Supreme Court ruled to ignore 50 years of precedent and overturn Roe v. Wade, stripping away the constitutional right to abortion, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Maria Cantwell...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Representative Doris Matsui (D-CA) reintroduced the bicameral Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act (GEEA), legislation that would provide additional resources, training, and technical assistance through the U.S. Department of Education to combat...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined seven of her Senate Judiciary Committee colleagues in reintroducing the American Innovation and Choice Online Act. This bipartisan legislation, led by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), would restore competition online by establishing common sense rules of the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in introducing the Junior Reserve Officer Training (JROTC) Safety Act of 2023 to better protect JROTC recruits following reports of program instructors sexually assaulting and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA), along with 77 members of Congress, in reintroducing the bicameral Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act, legislation to ensure that victims of gun violence have their day in court and that...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) in urging congressional action to address the continued child care crisis and coming funding cliff, pointing to a new report released today by The Century Foundation (TCF). TCF’s report finds that on...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), along with over 70 colleagues, in sending a bicameral letter urging President Biden to discuss the need to protect human rights and democratic values in India as he meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, delivered remarks on the Senate floor to condemn Republican’s efforts to inject partisan anti-abortion provisions in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 National Defense...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Dick Durban (D-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in sending a public comment letter to U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, urging him to reinstate the Gainful Employment...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) introduced bicameral legislation to remove harmful barriers to federal public benefits for immigrants. The Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration (LIFT the BAR) Act eliminates the current...