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June 28, 2022
Case's House Appropriations Committee Approves Billions to Fight Crime and Make Communities Safer
Rep. Ed Case
Feb. 9, 2022
Chair Grijalva and Sen. Hirono Introduce Bill to Promote Climate Science at the U.S. Geological Survey
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Jan. 21, 2022
Letter to Hon. Xavier Bacerra, Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, BIPARTISAN GROUP OF CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS URGES BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO CONTINUE ADDRESSING NEEDS OF PREGNANT AND LACTATING WOMEN
Rep. Ed Case, ...
Aug. 6, 2021
Senators Hirono, Klobuchar, King, Smith, Van Hollen Introduce Legislation to Address Maintenance Backlog at Agricultural Research Facilities
Sen. Mazie Hirono
July 2, 2021
Hirono Proposes New Investments to Improve Opportunities for Women and Minorities to Pursue STEM Careers, Reintroduces Legislation to Promote and Support Diversity in STEM Pipeline
Sen. Mazie Hirono
July 1, 2021
Schatz: UH Set To Receive More Than $2.4 Million To Launch Project, Engage More Native Hawaiian Students In STEM Education
Sen. Brian Schatz
June 21, 2021
Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, Chairman and CEO of Facebook, Inc. - Warner, Menendez, Hirono Slam Facebook for Spread of Vaccine Misinformation
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
March 29, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director of the National Science Foundation - Van Hollen, Brown, Klobuchar Request Support for Women in Research Workforce
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 29, 2020
Letter to Honorable Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Honorable Dick Durbin, Ranking Member on the Senate Appropriations Committee - Following Her Push, Gillibrand Announces $150 Million In Breast Cancer Research Funding Included In FY 2021 Bipartisan Appropriations Package
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 11, 2020
Hirono Statement on the FDA Granting Emergency Use Authorization to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Sen. Mazie Hirono
Sept. 25, 2020
Wicker, Schatz, Rubio Introduce AQUAA Act to Advance American Aquaculture
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
July 20, 2020
Schatz: Hawai"i Set To Receive $3.3 Million To Help Prevent, Respond To Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Sen. Brian Schatz
July 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Gillibrand Joins Bipartisan Call To Invest $5.6 Billion In COVID-19 Vaccine Development And Support
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
July 14, 2020
House Appropriations Committee Passes $71 Billion Fiscal Year 2021 Commerce, Justice and Science Measure
Rep. Ed Case
July 13, 2020
Schatz: More Than $4.2 Million In New Funding Will Improve Hawai"i's Capacity To Protect Coastal Communities By Monitoring Rising Sea Levels, Extreme Weather Events
Sen. Brian Schatz
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, ...
April 25, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Schatz, Blumenthal Renew Call To Pass Scientific Integrity Bill Following Dangerous Trump Suggestion To Inject Disinfectant As COVID-19 Treatment, Firing Of Top Vaccine Official
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 11, 2020
Case Announces New NOAA Research Ship to be Homeported in Honolulu
Rep. Ed Case
Feb. 11, 2020
New Ocean Research Ship Heading To Hawai"i
Sen. Brian Schatz
Oct. 23, 2019
Following push from Merkley, Senate Democrats, Inspector General opens investigation into suppression of science at USDA
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Oct. 15, 2019
Thune, Schatz Introduce Legislation to Improve Weather Forecasting Models
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Sept. 30, 2019
Rep. Maloney and Senator Hirono Reintroduce Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 11, 2019
CNN "The Lead With Jake Tapper" - Transcript "Interview with Sen. Mazie Hirono"
Sen. Mazie Hirono
July 17, 2019
Letter to Dr. James F. Reilly II, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey - King, Colleagues Opposing Potential Administration Effort at "Hiding" Climate Data
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
July 15, 2019
Letter to Dr. James Reilly, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey - Feinstein, Hirono Lead Letter Warning of Scientific Data Suppression within USGS
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
June 25, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Phyllis Fong, Inspector General of the USDA - Feinstein, Hirono, Stabenow Lead Call for Investigation at USDA Amid Reports of Scientific Data Suppression
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
March 27, 2019
In Wake Of Senate Republicans' Refusal To Take Action On Climate Crisis, Schumer Launches New Senate Democratic Special Committee On The Climate Crisis
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
March 13, 2019
Schatz, Tonko Introduce New Legislation to Project Integrity of Public Science
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
March 12, 2019
Rosen, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Building Blocks of STEM Act
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Oct. 12, 2018
Letter to Francis S. Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health - Improve Racial, Ethnic Minority Representation in Clinical Trials
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Aug. 10, 2018
Hirono Continues Advocacy for Use of Native Plants in Visit to Lyon Arboretum
Sen. Mazie Hirono
April 25, 2018
Executive Session
Sen. Brian Schatz
April 11, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and the Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Van Hollen, Durbin Urge Congress to Support NIST
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 8, 2017
Schatz Votes Against Bridenstine Nomination To Lead NASA
Sen. Brian Schatz
Aug. 24, 2017
Nearly $1 Million Awarded to Improve Computer Science Education in Hawaii Classrooms
Sen. Mazie Hirono
Aug. 21, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Scott Pruitt, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator - EPA Directive on Research Grant Solicitations
Sen. Brian Schatz
Aug. 1, 2017
Lofgren, Hirono Introduce Bill to Create a Science Laureate of the United States
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
June 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Science Materials Sent to Teachers Nationwide
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
May 31, 2017
Hirono Announces Federal Funding to Support the Development and Recruitment of STEM Teachers in Hawaii
Sen. Mazie Hirono
May 25, 2017
Ranking Member Johnson Introduces STEM Opportunities Act
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
May 17, 2017
Letter to Chairman Shelby and Ranking Member Shaheen - Do Not Hurt Workforce by Cutting NASA Education Funding
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
May 16, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - Drop Damaging Proposed Cuts, Workforce Reductions at HHS
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
April 27, 2017
Hirono, Hanabusa Introduce Legislation to Spur Innovative Research for Coral Reef Conservation
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
April 27, 2017
Hirono, Hanabusa Introduce Legislation to Spur Innovative Research for Coral Reef Conservation
Sen. Mazie Hirono
April 21, 2017
Letter to President Trump - Appoint Leader of Office of Science and Technology Policy
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
April 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Answers Regarding New EPA Orders That Ignore Input from Scientists
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
April 3, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - National Sea Grant College Program
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
March 4, 2017
Schatz Vows To Fight Cuts To NOAA Funding Following Reports Of White House Plant To Slash Budget
Sen. Brian Schatz
Feb. 13, 2017
Hirono Introduces Bill to Strengthen Volcano Monitoring
Sen. Mazie Hirono
Dec. 2, 2016
Senate Approves Schatz-Thune Weather Forecasting Reforms
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Date
Title
Politician
June 28, 2022
Case's House Appropriations Committee Approves Billions to Fight Crime and Make Communities Safer
Rep.Ed Case
Feb. 9, 2022
Chair Grijalva and Sen. Hirono Introduce Bill to Promote Climate Science at the U.S. Geological Survey
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Jan. 21, 2022
Letter to Hon. Xavier Bacerra, Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, BIPARTISAN GROUP OF CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS URGES BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO CONTINUE ADDRESSING NEEDS OF PREGNANT AND LACTATING WOMEN
Rep.Ed Case, ...
Aug. 6, 2021
Senators Hirono, Klobuchar, King, Smith, Van Hollen Introduce Legislation to Address Maintenance Backlog at Agricultural Research Facilities
Sen.Mazie Hirono
July 2, 2021
Hirono Proposes New Investments to Improve Opportunities for Women and Minorities to Pursue STEM Careers, Reintroduces Legislation to Promote and Support Diversity in STEM Pipeline
Sen.Mazie Hirono
July 1, 2021
Schatz: UH Set To Receive More Than $2.4 Million To Launch Project, Engage More Native Hawaiian Students In STEM Education
Sen.Brian Schatz
June 21, 2021
Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, Chairman and CEO of Facebook, Inc. - Warner, Menendez, Hirono Slam Facebook for Spread of Vaccine Misinformation
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
March 29, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director of the National Science Foundation - Van Hollen, Brown, Klobuchar Request Support for Women in Research Workforce
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 29, 2020
Letter to Honorable Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Honorable Dick Durbin, Ranking Member on the Senate Appropriations Committee - Following Her Push, Gillibrand Announces $150 Million In Breast Cancer Research Funding Included In FY 2021 Bipartisan Appropriations Package
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 11, 2020
Hirono Statement on the FDA Granting Emergency Use Authorization to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Sen.Mazie Hirono
Sept. 25, 2020
Wicker, Schatz, Rubio Introduce AQUAA Act to Advance American Aquaculture
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
July 20, 2020
Schatz: Hawai"i Set To Receive $3.3 Million To Help Prevent, Respond To Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Sen.Brian Schatz
July 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Gillibrand Joins Bipartisan Call To Invest $5.6 Billion In COVID-19 Vaccine Development And Support
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
July 14, 2020
House Appropriations Committee Passes $71 Billion Fiscal Year 2021 Commerce, Justice and Science Measure
Rep.Ed Case
July 13, 2020
Schatz: More Than $4.2 Million In New Funding Will Improve Hawai"i's Capacity To Protect Coastal Communities By Monitoring Rising Sea Levels, Extreme Weather Events
Sen.Brian Schatz
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, ...
April 25, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Schatz, Blumenthal Renew Call To Pass Scientific Integrity Bill Following Dangerous Trump Suggestion To Inject Disinfectant As COVID-19 Treatment, Firing Of Top Vaccine Official
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 11, 2020
Case Announces New NOAA Research Ship to be Homeported in Honolulu
Rep.Ed Case
Feb. 11, 2020
New Ocean Research Ship Heading To Hawai"i
Sen.Brian Schatz
Oct. 23, 2019
Following push from Merkley, Senate Democrats, Inspector General opens investigation into suppression of science at USDA
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Oct. 15, 2019
Thune, Schatz Introduce Legislation to Improve Weather Forecasting Models
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Sept. 30, 2019
Rep. Maloney and Senator Hirono Reintroduce Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 11, 2019
CNN "The Lead With Jake Tapper" - Transcript "Interview with Sen. Mazie Hirono"
Sen.Mazie Hirono
July 17, 2019
Letter to Dr. James F. Reilly II, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey - King, Colleagues Opposing Potential Administration Effort at "Hiding" Climate Data
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
July 15, 2019
Letter to Dr. James Reilly, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey - Feinstein, Hirono Lead Letter Warning of Scientific Data Suppression within USGS
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
June 25, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Phyllis Fong, Inspector General of the USDA - Feinstein, Hirono, Stabenow Lead Call for Investigation at USDA Amid Reports of Scientific Data Suppression
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
March 27, 2019
In Wake Of Senate Republicans' Refusal To Take Action On Climate Crisis, Schumer Launches New Senate Democratic Special Committee On The Climate Crisis
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
March 13, 2019
Schatz, Tonko Introduce New Legislation to Project Integrity of Public Science
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
March 12, 2019
Rosen, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Building Blocks of STEM Act
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Oct. 12, 2018
Letter to Francis S. Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health - Improve Racial, Ethnic Minority Representation in Clinical Trials
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Aug. 10, 2018
Hirono Continues Advocacy for Use of Native Plants in Visit to Lyon Arboretum
Sen.Mazie Hirono
April 25, 2018
Executive Session
Sen.Brian Schatz
April 11, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and the Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Van Hollen, Durbin Urge Congress to Support NIST
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 8, 2017
Schatz Votes Against Bridenstine Nomination To Lead NASA
Sen.Brian Schatz
Aug. 24, 2017
Nearly $1 Million Awarded to Improve Computer Science Education in Hawaii Classrooms
Sen.Mazie Hirono
Aug. 21, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Scott Pruitt, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator - EPA Directive on Research Grant Solicitations
Sen.Brian Schatz
Aug. 1, 2017
Lofgren, Hirono Introduce Bill to Create a Science Laureate of the United States
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
June 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Science Materials Sent to Teachers Nationwide
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
May 31, 2017
Hirono Announces Federal Funding to Support the Development and Recruitment of STEM Teachers in Hawaii
Sen.Mazie Hirono
May 25, 2017
Ranking Member Johnson Introduces STEM Opportunities Act
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
May 17, 2017
Letter to Chairman Shelby and Ranking Member Shaheen - Do Not Hurt Workforce by Cutting NASA Education Funding
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
May 16, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - Drop Damaging Proposed Cuts, Workforce Reductions at HHS
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
April 27, 2017
Hirono, Hanabusa Introduce Legislation to Spur Innovative Research for Coral Reef Conservation
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
April 27, 2017
Hirono, Hanabusa Introduce Legislation to Spur Innovative Research for Coral Reef Conservation
Sen.Mazie Hirono
April 21, 2017
Letter to President Trump - Appoint Leader of Office of Science and Technology Policy
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
April 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Answers Regarding New EPA Orders That Ignore Input from Scientists
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
April 3, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - National Sea Grant College Program
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
March 4, 2017
Schatz Vows To Fight Cuts To NOAA Funding Following Reports Of White House Plant To Slash Budget
Sen.Brian Schatz
Feb. 13, 2017
Hirono Introduces Bill to Strengthen Volcano Monitoring
Sen.Mazie Hirono
Dec. 2, 2016
Senate Approves Schatz-Thune Weather Forecasting Reforms
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
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