January 2021
01/08/21	Senator Hirono Meets with Former Governor Jennifer Granholm, Nominee for Energy Secretary
01/07/21	Hirono Statement on the Nominations of Judge Merrick Garland to Serve as Attorney General and Other Key Positions for the Justice Department
01/06/21	Senator Hirono Meets with Congresswoman Deb Haaland, Nominee for Interior Secretary
01/05/21	Hirono, Ernst Bill Signed Into Law, Permanently Establishes Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act in Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division
December 2020
12/28/20	Emergency Coronavirus Spending Bill Signed Into Law Includes Hirono-Backed Education Priorities
12/22/20	Hirono Bill to Help VA Home Loan Recipients Rebuild After Natural Disasters Sent to President
12/21/20	Following Hirono, Schatz Advocacy, Congress Poised to Restore Medicaid Eligibility for Citizens of the Freely Associated States Living in the United States
12/18/20	Senator Hirono Meets with Denis McDonough, Nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs
12/17/20	Senator Hirono Meets with Secretary of Defense Nominee Lloyd Austin, Announces Support for His Nomination and NSA Waiver
12/16/20	Following Hirono and Ernst Advocacy, Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Permanently Establish Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act in Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division Passes Senate, Heads to President
12/15/20	Senator Hirono Meets with Katherine Tai, Nominee for U.S. Trade Representative
12/11/20	Hirono Statement on the FDA Granting Emergency Use Authorization to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
12/11/20	Hirono, Blumenthal Introduce Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act
12/11/20	Hirono Amendment to Boost Military Spouse Education Opportunities Passes in NDAA
12/11/20	Hirono Encourages President-Elect Biden to Appoint Julie Su as Secretary of Labor
12/09/20	Hirono Welcomes Establishment of New Navy Tech Bridge in Hawaii
12/04/20	Hirono Effort to Approve Construction of Two Military Child Care Centers in Hawaii Included in Legislation Expected to Be Made Law
12/04/20	Following Hirono Advocacy, Senate Clears Key Procedural Hurdle to Build Community-Based Outpatient Clinic for Leeward Oahu Veterans
12/04/20	Hirono Statement on First Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shooting
12/03/20	Hirono Announces $1.3 Million in Funding for West Hawaii Community Health Center