Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), and nine of their colleagues from disaster-impacted states in demanding answers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on the potential security breach created by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which...

Lawmakers: “We urge you to stop playing political games with the lifesaving work of the NIH and to allow NIH research to continue uninterrupted.” WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and the rest of the Senate Democratic Caucus in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in writing to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth regarding the military’s recent increased deployment of active-duty...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and James Lankford (R-OK) in introducing the bipartisan Wildfire Resilience Through Grazing Research Act, legislation to promote research on how grazing can support wildfire mitigation, fuels reduction, and post-fire recovery. “As...

WASHINGTON, DC – On the anniversary of the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and 17 colleagues in introducing the Age 21 Act, legislation to raise the minimum age to purchase assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines from...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Susan Collins (R-ME), John Boozman (R-AK), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) in introducing the bipartisan Supporting the Abused by Learning Options to Navigate Survivor (SALONS) Stories Act to incentivize domestic...

~ Video of Sen. Hirono’s remarks at the press conference is available here ~ WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), colleagues, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) labor unions, advocates, and veterans in holding a press conference...

~ Video of Sen. Hirono’s remarks is available here ~ WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, voted against advancing Kash Patel’s nomination to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) out of committee. “The American people deserve to know where he’s coming...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) took to the Senate floor to warn against the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Trump’s nominee to become the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Senator Hirono joined several of her Senate Democratic colleagues in holding the Senate floor to...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and 7 colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, pressing him for answers on the Trump Administration’s cuts to U.S. foreign assistance programs and its harmful impact on U.S. national security, including the abrupt curtailment of efforts to...

Lawmakers: “Not only does this threaten the full suite of visitor services, but could close entire parks altogether.” WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on National Parks, joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Angus King (I-ME),...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), and 27 colleagues in the House and Senate in introducing the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, legislation to codify protections for immigrants seeking essential service at locations like hospitals, schools,...

Lawmakers: “This political interference in public health agencies is unprecedented and unacceptable.” WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and 31 colleagues in sending a letter to Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services Dorothy Fink calling on her to end the...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined 24 colleagues in sending a letter to National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Sethuraman Panchanathan, sounding the alarm over the Trump Administration injecting partisanship into scientific studies, obstructing critical research, potentially derailing the careers of promising American...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and 13 colleagues in introducing the Access to Counsel Act, legislation to ensure that U.S. citizens, green card holders, and other individuals with legal status can consult with an attorney, relative, or other interested parties to seek assistance if they are...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and 13 colleagues in sending a letter to Acting Secretary of the Department of Education, Denise Carter, launching a probe into recent reports that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has...

~ Despite their heroic service, Congress passed the Rescission Acts of 1946 which made Filipino veterans ineligible for benefits granted to other World War II veterans ~ WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Representatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA) reintroduced the Filipino...

~ Video of Sen. Hirono’s floor speech is available here ~ WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) took to the Senate floor to warn against the confirmation of Russell Vought, President Trump’s nominee to become the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Senator Hirono joined several of her Senate Democratic colleagues...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) reintroduced a Senate Resolution to declare racism a public health crisis in the United States. This resolution aims to highlight the detrimental effects communities of color face when seeking healthcare treatment. Additionally, this resolution...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act to prevent companies from using algorithms to collude to set...