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Dec. 11, 2020 Hirono Amendment to Boost Military Spouse Education Opportunities Passes in NDAA Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 9, 2020 Hirono Welcomes Establishment of New Navy Tech Bridge in Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono
Dec. 4, 2020 Hirono Effort to Approve Construction of Two Military Child Care Centers in Hawaii Included in Legislation Expected to Be Made Law Sen. Mazie Hirono
Dec. 3, 2020 Following Calls For Reform From Schatz, Key Provision To Begin Improving 1033 Program Included In NDAA Sen. Brian Schatz
Dec. 3, 2020 Schatz Statement On Funding Extension For Hawai"i National Guard's COVID-19 Response Operations Sen. Brian Schatz
Nov. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jim Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Udall, Heinrich, Democratic Senators Urge Armed Services Leaders To Retain Bipartisan, Bicameral Measure To Rename Military Bases And Other Assets Honoring The Confederacy Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Tester Spearheads Senate Call to Ensure his Landmark Agent Orange Exposure Bill is Included in Final Annual Defense Bill Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Sept. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Barrasso Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Calling for the USE IT Act in NDAA Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Aug. 25, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Dept. of Defense - Schatz, Murkowski, Spanberger, Wagner To Defense Secretary: Fight Online Child Sexual Exploitation, Protect Vulnerable Children, Punish Offenders Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Aug. 20, 2020 Letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper - Schatz, Murkowski, Spanberger, Wagner To Defense Secretary: Fight Online Child Sexual Exploitation, Protect Vulnerable Children, Punish Offenders Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
July 23, 2020 Hirono-Backed Barbers Point Provision Included in Senate-Passed NDAA Sen. Mazie Hirono
July 22, 2020 Hirono Statement on the Sanders Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act Sen. Mazie Hirono
July 14, 2020 House Appropriations Committee Passes $695 Billion Fiscal Year 2021 Defense Bill Rep. Ed Case
July 9, 2020 House Appropriations Committee Passes Fiscal Year 2021 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Funding Bill Rep. Ed Case
July 9, 2020 House Appropriations Committee Passes $66 Billion Fiscal Year 2021 State, Foreign Operations Bill Rep. Ed Case
July 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert O'Brien, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence - After Closed "Briefing" on Alleged Russian Bounties Targeting U.S. Troops, Warren and Hirono Seek Answers from Trump National Security Adviser, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, & Director of National Intelligence Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
June 11, 2020 Following Hirono Advocacy, Senate Armed Services Committee Reinstates Full Funding Authorization for HDR-H During NDAA Markup Sen. Mazie Hirono
June 11, 2020 Hirono Secures More Than $200 Million for Critical Hawaii Military Construction Projects in NDAA Sen. Mazie Hirono
June 11, 2020 Hirono Secures Authorization for Construction of Two Military Child Care Centers in Hawaii in NDAA Sen. Mazie Hirono
June 11, 2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Duckworth Joins Schumer, Warren, Reed, Colleagues to Call on President Trump to Support Bipartisan Proposal in Annual Defense Bill to Rename All Bases and Other Military Assets Named for the Confederacy and Anyone Who Served in the Confederacy Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
June 8, 2020 Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the U.S. - Foster, Wyden Lead Bicameral Warning Against Trump Administration Resuming Explosive Nuclear Testing Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
May 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Dept. of Defense - Durbin, Colleagues Press Pentagon For Answers On Lack Of CARES Act Funding Being Spent Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
May 22, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump, Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and Peter Gaynor, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Leahy Is Part Of A Group Of Bipartisan Lawmakers Calling On Administration To Ensure Benefits To Guard Members Earned On COVID-19 Front Lines Rep. Ed Case, ...
May 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, United States Secretary of State - Fitzpatrick Joins Overwhelming Bipartisan Majority of House Members Calls On Administration To Extend Iran Arms Embargo Rep. Ed Case, ...
April 30, 2020 Schatz Statement On RIMPAC Sen. Brian Schatz
April 27, 2020 Letter to Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense - Harris, Warren, Hirono, Colleagues Blast Defense Secretary Esper Over DoD's Failure to Adequately Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
April 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pence, Vice President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Urge Administration To Fully Utilize Defense Production Act & Protect Veterans From COVID-19 Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
April 17, 2020 Letter to The Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and the Hon. Peter Gaynor, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Kilmer Leads Bipartisan Call to Ramp Up Defense Manufacturing Capabilities in Response to Coronavirus Rep. Ed Case, ...
April 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Dr. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Williams Barr, Attorney General - Heinrich, Cuellar Lead Bicameral Letter Demanding End To Border Wall Construction During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
April 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. James McPherson, Acting Secretary of the Navy - Kilmer Goes to Bat for Pay and Protection for Shipyard Workers Rep. Ed Case, ...
March 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Senators Urge President To Use Existing DPA Authority To Address Shortages Of Medical Equipment Needed To Treat And Prevent Spread Of COVID-19 Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
March 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the United States Department of Defense - U.S. Senator Tina Smith & Democratic Senate Colleagues Defend Right of Department of Defense Civilian Workers to Engage in Collective Bargaining Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
March 4, 2020 Hirono Emphasizes Urgency to Modernize Public Shipyards During Seapower Subcommittee Hearing Sen. Mazie Hirono
March 4, 2020 Hirono to Defense Secretary and Joint Chiefs: HDR-H Provides Critical, Layered Defense for Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono
Feb. 26, 2020 Durbin, Senate Dems Introduce Bill To Reverse & Restore Military Funding After President Trump Repeatedly Raids Defense Department For His Border Wall Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 20, 2020 Senators Hirono, Kaine Visit Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Feb. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Thomas Modly, Acting Secretary of the Navy - Warner & Kaine Join Bipartisan Group of Senators Raising Concerns Over Proposed Cuts to Fast Attack Submarine Program Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Feb. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Defense - Appropriations Dems Raise Alarm On Trump Admin Decision To Divert Funding From National Guard & Other Security Programs To Border Wall Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Jan. 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Defense - Leahy, Durbin, Reed And Schatz Demand Answers On Reports That President Trump Intends To Raid $7.2 Billion From The Military And Military Families For His Wall Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Jan. 10, 2020 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Booker, Colleagues Demand Answers on Embassy Security Amidst Fallout in the Middle East Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Jan. 6, 2020 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) Is Interviewed About The Iran Crisis And Senate Impeachment Sen. Mazie Hirono
Jan. 3, 2020 Hirono Statement on U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq and the Death of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani Sen. Mazie Hirono
Dec. 17, 2019 Senate Passes Portman, Heinrich, Ernst, and Schatz Amendment on Explainable Artificial Intelligence Included in NDAA Conference Report Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Dec. 10, 2019 Hirono Secures Critical Priorities for Hawaii in NDAA Conference Report Sen. Mazie Hirono
Nov. 13, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense of the U.S. Department of Defense - Van Hollen, Colleagues Request Update on VA and DOD Efforts to Protect Veterans and Servicemembers from Foreign Online Disinformation Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Oct. 22, 2019 CNN "The Lead With Jake Tapper" - Transcript "Interview with Sen. Mazie Hirono" Sen. Mazie Hirono
Oct. 16, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Department of Defense - Senate Democratic Leaders Call Out Trump Administration For National Security Risks Of Diverting Anti-Taliban Funds To Border Walls Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Oct. 10, 2019 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Requests Information on President Trump's Decision to Withdraw U.S. Troops From Syria Rep. Ed Case, ...
Sept. 26, 2019 Letter to Adam Smith, House Armed Services Committee Chairman, James Inhofe, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman, Mac Thornberry, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member, and Jack Reed, Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member - Congressmen Don Young and Jimmy Panetta Lead Letter Urging Retention of Critical NDAA Anti-Hunger Provision for Military Families Rep. Ed Case, ...
Sept. 25, 2019 Paid Family and Medical Leave Sen. Brian Schatz
Date Title Politician
Dec. 11, 2020 Hirono Amendment to Boost Military Spouse Education Opportunities Passes in NDAA Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 9, 2020 Hirono Welcomes Establishment of New Navy Tech Bridge in Hawaii Sen.Mazie Hirono
Dec. 4, 2020 Hirono Effort to Approve Construction of Two Military Child Care Centers in Hawaii Included in Legislation Expected to Be Made Law Sen.Mazie Hirono
Dec. 3, 2020 Following Calls For Reform From Schatz, Key Provision To Begin Improving 1033 Program Included In NDAA Sen.Brian Schatz
Dec. 3, 2020 Schatz Statement On Funding Extension For Hawai"i National Guard's COVID-19 Response Operations Sen.Brian Schatz
Nov. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jim Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Udall, Heinrich, Democratic Senators Urge Armed Services Leaders To Retain Bipartisan, Bicameral Measure To Rename Military Bases And Other Assets Honoring The Confederacy Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Tester Spearheads Senate Call to Ensure his Landmark Agent Orange Exposure Bill is Included in Final Annual Defense Bill Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Sept. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Barrasso Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Calling for the USE IT Act in NDAA Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Aug. 25, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Dept. of Defense - Schatz, Murkowski, Spanberger, Wagner To Defense Secretary: Fight Online Child Sexual Exploitation, Protect Vulnerable Children, Punish Offenders Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Aug. 20, 2020 Letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper - Schatz, Murkowski, Spanberger, Wagner To Defense Secretary: Fight Online Child Sexual Exploitation, Protect Vulnerable Children, Punish Offenders Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
July 23, 2020 Hirono-Backed Barbers Point Provision Included in Senate-Passed NDAA Sen.Mazie Hirono
July 22, 2020 Hirono Statement on the Sanders Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act Sen.Mazie Hirono
July 14, 2020 House Appropriations Committee Passes $695 Billion Fiscal Year 2021 Defense Bill Rep.Ed Case
July 9, 2020 House Appropriations Committee Passes Fiscal Year 2021 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Funding Bill Rep.Ed Case
July 9, 2020 House Appropriations Committee Passes $66 Billion Fiscal Year 2021 State, Foreign Operations Bill Rep.Ed Case
July 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert O'Brien, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence - After Closed "Briefing" on Alleged Russian Bounties Targeting U.S. Troops, Warren and Hirono Seek Answers from Trump National Security Adviser, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, & Director of National Intelligence Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
June 11, 2020 Following Hirono Advocacy, Senate Armed Services Committee Reinstates Full Funding Authorization for HDR-H During NDAA Markup Sen.Mazie Hirono
June 11, 2020 Hirono Secures More Than $200 Million for Critical Hawaii Military Construction Projects in NDAA Sen.Mazie Hirono
June 11, 2020 Hirono Secures Authorization for Construction of Two Military Child Care Centers in Hawaii in NDAA Sen.Mazie Hirono
June 11, 2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Duckworth Joins Schumer, Warren, Reed, Colleagues to Call on President Trump to Support Bipartisan Proposal in Annual Defense Bill to Rename All Bases and Other Military Assets Named for the Confederacy and Anyone Who Served in the Confederacy Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
June 8, 2020 Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the U.S. - Foster, Wyden Lead Bicameral Warning Against Trump Administration Resuming Explosive Nuclear Testing Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
May 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Dept. of Defense - Durbin, Colleagues Press Pentagon For Answers On Lack Of CARES Act Funding Being Spent Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
May 22, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump, Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and Peter Gaynor, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Leahy Is Part Of A Group Of Bipartisan Lawmakers Calling On Administration To Ensure Benefits To Guard Members Earned On COVID-19 Front Lines Rep.Ed Case, ...
May 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, United States Secretary of State - Fitzpatrick Joins Overwhelming Bipartisan Majority of House Members Calls On Administration To Extend Iran Arms Embargo Rep.Ed Case, ...
April 30, 2020 Schatz Statement On RIMPAC Sen.Brian Schatz
April 27, 2020 Letter to Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense - Harris, Warren, Hirono, Colleagues Blast Defense Secretary Esper Over DoD's Failure to Adequately Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
April 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pence, Vice President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Urge Administration To Fully Utilize Defense Production Act & Protect Veterans From COVID-19 Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
April 17, 2020 Letter to The Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and the Hon. Peter Gaynor, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Kilmer Leads Bipartisan Call to Ramp Up Defense Manufacturing Capabilities in Response to Coronavirus Rep.Ed Case, ...
April 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Dr. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Williams Barr, Attorney General - Heinrich, Cuellar Lead Bicameral Letter Demanding End To Border Wall Construction During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
April 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. James McPherson, Acting Secretary of the Navy - Kilmer Goes to Bat for Pay and Protection for Shipyard Workers Rep.Ed Case, ...
March 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Senators Urge President To Use Existing DPA Authority To Address Shortages Of Medical Equipment Needed To Treat And Prevent Spread Of COVID-19 Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
March 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the United States Department of Defense - U.S. Senator Tina Smith & Democratic Senate Colleagues Defend Right of Department of Defense Civilian Workers to Engage in Collective Bargaining Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
March 4, 2020 Hirono Emphasizes Urgency to Modernize Public Shipyards During Seapower Subcommittee Hearing Sen.Mazie Hirono
March 4, 2020 Hirono to Defense Secretary and Joint Chiefs: HDR-H Provides Critical, Layered Defense for Hawaii Sen.Mazie Hirono
Feb. 26, 2020 Durbin, Senate Dems Introduce Bill To Reverse & Restore Military Funding After President Trump Repeatedly Raids Defense Department For His Border Wall Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 20, 2020 Senators Hirono, Kaine Visit Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Feb. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Thomas Modly, Acting Secretary of the Navy - Warner & Kaine Join Bipartisan Group of Senators Raising Concerns Over Proposed Cuts to Fast Attack Submarine Program Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Feb. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Defense - Appropriations Dems Raise Alarm On Trump Admin Decision To Divert Funding From National Guard & Other Security Programs To Border Wall Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Jan. 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Defense - Leahy, Durbin, Reed And Schatz Demand Answers On Reports That President Trump Intends To Raid $7.2 Billion From The Military And Military Families For His Wall Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Jan. 10, 2020 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Booker, Colleagues Demand Answers on Embassy Security Amidst Fallout in the Middle East Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Jan. 6, 2020 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) Is Interviewed About The Iran Crisis And Senate Impeachment Sen.Mazie Hirono
Jan. 3, 2020 Hirono Statement on U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq and the Death of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani Sen.Mazie Hirono
Dec. 17, 2019 Senate Passes Portman, Heinrich, Ernst, and Schatz Amendment on Explainable Artificial Intelligence Included in NDAA Conference Report Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Dec. 10, 2019 Hirono Secures Critical Priorities for Hawaii in NDAA Conference Report Sen.Mazie Hirono
Nov. 13, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense of the U.S. Department of Defense - Van Hollen, Colleagues Request Update on VA and DOD Efforts to Protect Veterans and Servicemembers from Foreign Online Disinformation Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Oct. 22, 2019 CNN "The Lead With Jake Tapper" - Transcript "Interview with Sen. Mazie Hirono" Sen.Mazie Hirono
Oct. 16, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Department of Defense - Senate Democratic Leaders Call Out Trump Administration For National Security Risks Of Diverting Anti-Taliban Funds To Border Walls Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Oct. 10, 2019 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Requests Information on President Trump's Decision to Withdraw U.S. Troops From Syria Rep.Ed Case, ...
Sept. 26, 2019 Letter to Adam Smith, House Armed Services Committee Chairman, James Inhofe, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman, Mac Thornberry, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member, and Jack Reed, Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member - Congressmen Don Young and Jimmy Panetta Lead Letter Urging Retention of Critical NDAA Anti-Hunger Provision for Military Families Rep.Ed Case, ...
Sept. 25, 2019 Paid Family and Medical Leave Sen.Brian Schatz
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