WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved two measures offered by Senator Mazie K. Hirono that will save local taxpayers millions of dollars and help a critical Hawaii industry. The measures, long-sought by Hawaii leaders, would save the state of Hawaii millions of dollars each year by restoring Medicaid eligibility for...
In Saturday’s New York Times, the paper’s editorial board praised an immigration measure drafted by Senator Mazie K. Hirono and adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee that would stop families from being torn apart at the border:
Some good amendments passed, including one from Mazie Hirono, Democrat of Hawaii, that requires border...
WASHINGTON, DC – During the first day of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s markup of immigration reform legislation, the committee adopted two of Senator Mazie K. Hirono’s measures that would protect families and strengthen our immigration system. “We are a nation of immigrants and we all have stories to tell,” Hirono...
Watch Senator Hirono’s remarks from today’s immigration mark-up that are featured in the Washington Post story below:http://youtu.be/OL9LZ6iVnL8
WASHINGTON POST: Mazie Hirono gets personal
Among the 100 U.S. senators, there’s just one who is a first-generation immigrant: Hawaii’s Mazie Hirono (D), who was born in Japan and...
Washington, D.C. - Senators Mazie K. Hirono and Roger Wicker (R-MS), along with Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX), introduced bipartisan companion legislation in the Senate and House of Representatives today that promotes science education and celebrates scientific achievement by establishing...
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Mazie K. Hirono filed a number of amendments this afternoon to the immigration reform bill currently being considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The amendments largely focus on setting immigrants up for success once they are here by supporting family unity and immigrants’ access to key safety nets....
Washington, D.C. - Senator Mazie K. Hirono today filed her first four amendments to the immigration reform bill currently being considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The four measures, long sought by Hawaii leaders, would reunite Filipino World War II veterans with their families, make it easier for foreign tourists to visit the islands,...
Washington, D.C. - Senator Mazie K. Hirono hailed Senate passage today of the Marketplace Fairness Act, legislation that would help level the playing field for Hawaii small businesses. Last month, Hirono took to the Senate floor to urge her colleagues to pass the legislation, arguing the bill would help local merchants compete with online retailers...
Washington, D.C. - Senator Hirono thanked Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus today for trying to find ways to avoid furloughing civilian workers at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and other naval facilities across the country. Hirono also spoke with General James Amos, the current Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Admiral Jonathan Greenert, the Chief of...
Washington, D.C. - Senator Mazie K. Hirono today presided over the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for the nomination of Raymond Chen as United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit. Chen currently serves as the Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property Law and Solicitor at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. If confirmed, Chen...
Washington, D.C. - Senator Mazie K. Hirono joined her female Senate colleagues at the White House tonight for a dinner hosted by President Obama. All 20 women Senators were invited to the bipartisan dinner. Hirono talked to the President about immigration reform and the military's rebalance to the Pacific. She also thanked the President for...
Washington, D.C. - Senator Mazie K. Hirono today took to the Senate floor to urge her colleagues to pass the Marketplace Fairness Act, legislation that would help level the playing field for Hawaii small businesses. Hirono, a cosponsor of the legislation, argued the bill would help local merchants compete with online retailers operating on the...
Washington, D.C. - Senator Mazie K. Hirono celebrated Earth Day by commending Hawaii families, local businesses and the military who are helping to make the state more food and energy self-reliant in ways that honor and protect our natural resources and environment. As the most fossil fuel dependent state in the nation, Hawaii’s families and...
Washington, D.C. - Senator Mazie K Hirono participated in the Senate Judiciary Committee’s first hearing on the immigration reform bill that was introduced this week, arguing the bill as written does not do enough to reunite families. The bill eliminates family immigration categories that allow immigrants to call their adult siblings or adult...
Washington, D.C. - Senator Mazie K. Hirono released the following statement after Hawaii teachers overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year contract that strengthens Hawaii’s chance of keeping $75 million in federal education funding through the U.S. Department of Education’s Race to the Top reform initiative. “The contract...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Mazie K. Hirono, Senator Brian Schatz, Representative Colleen Hanabusa, and Representative Tulsi Gabbard commended the Senate confirmation today of Derrick Kahala Watson, President Obama’s nominee to the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Watson has served since 2007 as Assistant United States...
Washington, D.C. - Honolulu Civil Beat reports today how the immigration bill introduced this week includes key provisions from Senator Mazie K. Hirono’s VISIT USA Act, a bill she introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would make it easier for foreign tourists to visit and spend money in the United States. Hirono has been a...
Washington, D.C. - Senator Mazie K. Hirono released the following statement after the Senate failed to adopt bipartisan measures that would have closed a number of background check loopholes and fought gun trafficking:
“I’m very disappointed that - even in the wake of the Newtown tragedy - basic improvements to our background check...
Washington, D.C. - Senator Mazie K. Hirono released the following statement today reacting to the bipartisan immigration bill unveiled by the Senate Gang of Eight. “I appreciate the Gang of Eight’s hard work over many months to move us closer to achieving comprehensive immigration reform. I look forward to reviewing the details of the...
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- It was another busy legislative week for Senator Mazie Hirono in Washington. Check out five things you may have missed from Senator Hirono’s week:
1) WATCH: Hawaii News Now profiles Senator Hirono’s conversation with Admiral Samuel Locklear, PACOM Commander, about the escalating...