Washington, D.C. - It was a history-making week for Senator Hirono as she took to the floor of the United States Senate for the first time since being sworn in, defending programs that develop alternative energy. Here’s a link to video of the speech if you haven’t seen it: http://youtu.be/CdWV6CYhick
Also this week, the Senator...
Washington, D.C. -- Senator Mazie K. Hirono, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, took to the Senate floor for the first time since being sworn into the Senate to criticize a hastily offered measure that would strip funding for certain Department of Defense (DOD) alternative energy initiatives. The measure, a Republican amendment to the...
Washington, D.C. -- Senator Mazie K. Hirono listened to victims’ stories and questioned military leaders today during an Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel hearing on sexual assault in the military. Hearing witnesses included military leaders, victim advocates and former military victims of sexual assault. The Department of Defense...
Washington, D.C. – Senators Harry Reid (D-NV), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Mark Begich (D-AK), and Brian Schatz (D-HI) are supporting legislation that would reunite Filipino World War II veterans with their families. Certain Filipino veterans of World War II were offered U.S. citizenship in recognition of their service;...
Washington, D.C. -- Senator Mazie K. Hirono today introduced the Providing Resources Early for Kids Act (PRE-K Act), legislation that strengthens early childhood education. The PRE-K Act creates a new federal-state partnership that incentivizes states to both improve the quality of state preschool programs and expand to serve more children in...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Mazie K. Hirono, Senator Brian Schatz, Representative Colleen Hanabusa, and Representative Tulsi Gabbard announced today that Hale Kula Elementary School will receive $33.2 million for renovation and repairs. The U.S. Department of Defense today awarded $26.6 million in funding for the school while the Hawaii...
Washington, D.C. -- Senator Mazie K. Hirono released the following statement after attending President Obama’s signing of the strengthened Violence Against Women Act (VAWA):
“As I watched the President sign this bill, I thought about the victims of domestic violence who will now be able to obtain justice and receive better services...
Washington, D.C. -- Senator Mazie K. Hirono today introduced her first bill as a United States Senator – legislation that would reunite Filipino World War II veterans with their families. The long-overdue legislation, which has been the priority of Hawaii’s congressional delegation for many years, could gain new life as the Senate...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Mazie K. Hirono, Senator Brian Schatz, Representative Colleen Hanabusa, and Representative Tulsi Gabbard met this afternoon in Washington. The four discussed working together on upcoming legislation in their committee areas, the Akaka Bill and other important issues for the state and its...
Washington, D.C. -- Senator Mazie K. Hirono released the following statement today following the defeat of the compromise proposal to replace sequestration in the Senate:
“Letting these arbitrary spending cuts go into place is no way to run a government. They are bad for our national security, bad for our economy and bad for jobs. The...
Washington, D.C. -- Senator Mazie K. Hirono today released the following statement after the House of Representatives finally passed the strengthened Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) with overwhelming bipartisan support:
“I am glad to see the House has finally reauthorized the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act that includes increased...
Washington, D.C. -- Senator Mazie K. Hirono, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on her vote today to confirm Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel:
“Senator Hagel brings an impressive record of service and is a highly qualified choice to lead the Pentagon. Our country needs Senator...
Honolulu, HI – After spending her first month as a United States Senator in Washington, Senator Mazie K. Hirono embarked on a four day listening tour across Hawaii to hear how she can best bring Hawaii’s voice to Washington. Hirono met with military leaders, veterans, working families, immigration advocates and people across the state...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Mazie K. Hirono, Senator Brian Schatz, and Representative Tulsi Gabbard announced today that Hawaii will receive $17 million for disaster relief.
The funds come from a grant administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The grant will help the state repair roads and highways damaged by heavy rains causing...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), the first Japanese immigrant to serve in the Senate, has been named Senate Co-Chair of The Congressional Study Group on Japan (CSGJ), a bipartisan organization committed to promoting frank and candid dialogue between American lawmakers and their counterparts in Japan.
Hirono joins Senator Lisa...
Washington, D.C. -- Senator Mazie K. Hirono, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, urged her colleagues to end their unprecedented filibuster of Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel in the following statement:
“At a time when the nation lies on the brink of potentially devastating defense cuts and the Asia-Pacific region is...
Washington, D.C. -- Senator Mazie K. Hirono today voted as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of Derrick Kahala Watson, President Obama’s nominee to the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Mr. Watson’s nomination now goes before the full Senate for final confirmation.
“My interactions with Derrick...
Washington, D.C. – Senator Mazie K. Hirono argued strongly for immigration reform legislation in the Senate Judiciary Committee’s first hearing on the subject today. In her remarks, she argued reform should not shift the purpose of immigration to the United States away from a family focus. While Hirono acknowledged that increasing...
Washington, D.C. -- Senator Mazie K. Hirono tonight released the following statement following President Obama’s State of the Union address:
“President Obama tonight laid out a strong and compelling course for Hawaii and our country. He was right to focus on the economy and jobs. Our economy is still trying to recover from a deep...
Washington, D.C. -- Senator Mazie K. Hirono continued to argue against letting the across the board sequestration cuts go into effect today during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. During her questioning of the nation’s top military leaders, Hirono noted how this morning’s news of a successful...