NPR s Robert Siegel speaks with Sen Mazie Hirono D Hawaii a member of the Judiciary Committee about why she voted against Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court and why she supports a Democratic filibuster ROBERT SIEGEL HOST ...

Senator Mazie K Hirono announced that the University of Hawaii will receive 1 4 million to help minority students studying science technology engineering and math at UH s seven community colleges to accelerate their transition to four year degree prog...

Senator Mazie K Hirono voted in the Senate Judiciary Committee to oppose the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch Before the vote Senator Hirono questioned the low bar set for the President s Supreme Court nominee We cannot and should no...

Senator Mazie K Hirono a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee released the following statement on the appointment of Jennifer Gutowski to serve as the Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System VAPIHCS...

Senator Mazie K Hirono admonished Senate Republicans for their latest attack on Planned Parenthood Vice President Mike Pence was called to the Senate to break a tied vote to roll back protections that stop states from cutting Planned Parenthood and other...

Senator Mazie K Hirono took to the Senate floor to oppose Republican efforts to get rid of regulations that currently give cities and states the opportunity to set up programs to help more working families save for retirement Senator Hirono shared the st...

On the Senate floor Senator Mazie K Hirono called for continued loud and steadfast opposition to the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to sit on the Supreme Court Senator Hirono made her case for her no vote citing Judge Gorsuch s refusal to answer ...

Senator Mazie K Hirono released the following statement on the President s executive order rolling back environmental protections and clean energy resources This executive order is clear proof that this Administration is not committed to an al...

Senator Mazie K Hirono a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee announced that she will oppose the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve on the Supreme Court The real focus and the real heart of this decision lies in the struggles that ...

Senators Elizabeth Warren D Mass Mazie K Hirono and 11 Senate Democrats raised a number of concerns regarding the inequitable treatment of U S Women s National Hockey Team players in a letter to the Executive Director of USA Hockey Dave Ogrean ...