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March 12, 2019
Cloture Motion
Sen. Mazie Hirono
March 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Richard Neal, Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Frank Pallone, Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and the Hon. Bobby Scott, Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee - New Democrat Coalition Members Urge Committee Leadership to Strengthen the ACA, Paving the Way for Affordable Universal Coverage
Rep. Ed Case, ...
Feb. 14, 2019
Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Create Public Health Care Option
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 14, 2019
Schatz, Luján Reintroduce Legislation To Create Public Health Care Option
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Dec. 21, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Alex Azar, and Steven Mnuchin - Hassan Joins Colleagues to Call on Trump Administration to Stop Pushing Health Insurance Plans That Weaken Pre-Existing Condition Protections
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, the Hon. Seema Verma, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin - Shaheen Calls on Trump Administration to Stop Pushing Health Insurance Plans That Weaken Pre-Existing Condition Protections
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 20, 2018
Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of HHS - Senators Cardin, Stabenow and Paul Urge the Administration to Take Action to Improve Medicare Coverage of Oral and Dental Health
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
May 23, 2018
Tri-Caucus Announces Introduction of Health Equity and Accountability Act
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
March 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the Hon Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions - Reed, Whitehouse Join Markey, Colleagues in Calling for Gun Violence Research Funding at CDC
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Feb. 9, 2018
Schatz-Wicker Telehealth Provisions Pass Senate in Bipartisan Two-Year Budget Deal
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Jan. 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary and Deputy Secretary, HHS - Unprecedented, Harmful Medicaid Changes
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Jan. 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Medicaid Waiver Authority
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 14, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary, HHS, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator, CMS - Fix System to Allow Consumers with Credit Freezes to Easily Sigh Up for ACA Health Care Plan
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Dec. 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Boost Medicaid Resources in Wake of Hurricanes
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Oct. 18, 2017
Healthcare
Sen. Brian Schatz
Sept. 18, 2017
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Sen. Mazie Hirono
March 29, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Abandon ACA Repeal Efforts
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
March 24, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - We're Not Going to Help You Erode Health Care Coverage
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
March 17, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) - Reminder of the Extensive and Open Debate the Senate Conducted in Drafting and Passing the ACA in 2009
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 3, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Regarding Opioid Crisis
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Jan. 18, 2017
Letter to Representative Price - Clarify Your Position on the Medicare Eligibility Age
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Jan. 9, 2017
Hirono, Donnelly introduce amendment to protect Medicare and Medicaid
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Jan. 6, 2017
Letter to The Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Urges Republicans to Stop Trying to Defund Planned Parenthood
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 12, 2016
Letter to The Hon. Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Urging the VA to Comply with 2010 Law that Protects Veterans from Exorbitant ER Bills
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Dec. 9, 2016
Letter to The Hon. Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Urge VA to Comply with 2010 Law
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
June 22, 2016
Letter to Renata Hesse, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice - Blumenthal, Franken, Warren Brown, Markey, Feinstein, Hirono Call on DOJ to Block Proposed Health Insurer Mergers
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
June 22, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Renata Hesse, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, United States Department of Justice - Block Proposed Health Insurer Mergers
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
June 10, 2016
Letter to Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray, Respectively Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - Murphy, Capito Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators in Urging Greater Focus on Access to Care, Reducing High Out-of-Pocket Costs for Patients with Chronic Diseases
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
March 23, 2016
Hirono Introduces Fix To Maintain Medicare Access To Vital Medical Equipment
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 2, 2015
Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015
Sen. Mazie Hirono
Sept. 24, 2015
Brown Leads Nine Senators In Bill To Strike Cadillac Health Tax While Demanding That Repeal Doesn't Increase The Deficit
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
June 25, 2015
Senator Schatz Statement on the Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act Decision
Sen. Brian Schatz
May 12, 2015
Civil Beat - Hawaii's Congressional Delegation Wants Medicaid for COFA Migrants
Sen. Mazie Hirono
May 12, 2015
Hawaii Delegation Fights to Restore Medicaid Access for COFA Migrants with New Legislation
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
May 8, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Ensure Coverage for Critical Mental Health Care
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
May 5, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Women Should Have Full Access to All FDA-Approved Contraception
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
April 14, 2015
Hirono Votes to Strengthen MEdicare & Extend Health Insurance Protection for Hawaii Kids
Sen. Mazie Hirono
March 3, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Full Access for Women to the Affordable Care Act
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Feb. 13, 2015
Letter to Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Special Enrollment Periods for the Affordable Care Act
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Jan. 18, 2015
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Build a Healthy Economy through Sustainability
Sen. Mazie Hirono
July 17, 2014
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
June 4, 2014
Letter to Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama; Sean Parnell, Governor of Alaska; Rick Scott, Governor of Florida; Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia; Butch Otter, Governor of Idaho; Sam Brownback, Governor of Kansas; Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana; Paul LePage, Governor of Maine; Phil Bryant, Governor of Mississippi; Dave Heineman, Governor of Nebraska; Pat McCroy, Governor of North Carolina; Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma; Nikki Haley, Governor of South Carolina; Dennis Daugaard, Governor of South Dakota; Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee; Rick Perry, Governor of Texas; Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin; and Matt Mead, Governor of Wyoming
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
May 20, 2014
Letter to Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Halt Expansion of Program Prior to HHS IG Review
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
May 1, 2014
Senate Passes Cardin-Schatz-Menendez Resolution Recognizing Minority Health Awareness Month
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
March 6, 2014
Senators Fight to Protect Medicare for Seniors
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 28, 2014
Sens. Franken, Begich, Hirono, Shaheen, Landrieu, Warner, Walsh Co-Sponsor Legislation to Expand Tax Credits to Small Businesses
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Feb. 14, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Don't Cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Dec. 19, 2013
Letter to Katherine Archuleta, Director of the Office of Personnel Management - Allow Rollovers For Health FSA Accounts
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Oct. 17, 2013
Begich, Baucus, Udall, Schatz, Franken Introduce Important "Fix' to Affordable Care Act
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Oct. 1, 2013
KITV - Hawaii Delegates Speak on Government Shutdown
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Date
Title
Politician
March 12, 2019
Cloture Motion
Sen.Mazie Hirono
March 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Richard Neal, Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Frank Pallone, Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and the Hon. Bobby Scott, Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee - New Democrat Coalition Members Urge Committee Leadership to Strengthen the ACA, Paving the Way for Affordable Universal Coverage
Rep.Ed Case, ...
Feb. 14, 2019
Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Create Public Health Care Option
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 14, 2019
Schatz, Luján Reintroduce Legislation To Create Public Health Care Option
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Dec. 21, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Alex Azar, and Steven Mnuchin - Hassan Joins Colleagues to Call on Trump Administration to Stop Pushing Health Insurance Plans That Weaken Pre-Existing Condition Protections
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, the Hon. Seema Verma, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin - Shaheen Calls on Trump Administration to Stop Pushing Health Insurance Plans That Weaken Pre-Existing Condition Protections
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 20, 2018
Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of HHS - Senators Cardin, Stabenow and Paul Urge the Administration to Take Action to Improve Medicare Coverage of Oral and Dental Health
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
May 23, 2018
Tri-Caucus Announces Introduction of Health Equity and Accountability Act
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
March 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the Hon Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions - Reed, Whitehouse Join Markey, Colleagues in Calling for Gun Violence Research Funding at CDC
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Feb. 9, 2018
Schatz-Wicker Telehealth Provisions Pass Senate in Bipartisan Two-Year Budget Deal
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Jan. 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary and Deputy Secretary, HHS - Unprecedented, Harmful Medicaid Changes
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Jan. 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Medicaid Waiver Authority
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 14, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary, HHS, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator, CMS - Fix System to Allow Consumers with Credit Freezes to Easily Sigh Up for ACA Health Care Plan
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Dec. 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Boost Medicaid Resources in Wake of Hurricanes
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Oct. 18, 2017
Healthcare
Sen.Brian Schatz
Sept. 18, 2017
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Sen.Mazie Hirono
March 29, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Abandon ACA Repeal Efforts
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
March 24, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - We're Not Going to Help You Erode Health Care Coverage
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
March 17, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) - Reminder of the Extensive and Open Debate the Senate Conducted in Drafting and Passing the ACA in 2009
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 3, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Regarding Opioid Crisis
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Jan. 18, 2017
Letter to Representative Price - Clarify Your Position on the Medicare Eligibility Age
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Jan. 9, 2017
Hirono, Donnelly introduce amendment to protect Medicare and Medicaid
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Jan. 6, 2017
Letter to The Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Urges Republicans to Stop Trying to Defund Planned Parenthood
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 12, 2016
Letter to The Hon. Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Urging the VA to Comply with 2010 Law that Protects Veterans from Exorbitant ER Bills
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Dec. 9, 2016
Letter to The Hon. Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Urge VA to Comply with 2010 Law
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
June 22, 2016
Letter to Renata Hesse, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice - Blumenthal, Franken, Warren Brown, Markey, Feinstein, Hirono Call on DOJ to Block Proposed Health Insurer Mergers
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
June 22, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Renata Hesse, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, United States Department of Justice - Block Proposed Health Insurer Mergers
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
June 10, 2016
Letter to Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray, Respectively Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - Murphy, Capito Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators in Urging Greater Focus on Access to Care, Reducing High Out-of-Pocket Costs for Patients with Chronic Diseases
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
March 23, 2016
Hirono Introduces Fix To Maintain Medicare Access To Vital Medical Equipment
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 2, 2015
Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015
Sen.Mazie Hirono
Sept. 24, 2015
Brown Leads Nine Senators In Bill To Strike Cadillac Health Tax While Demanding That Repeal Doesn't Increase The Deficit
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
June 25, 2015
Senator Schatz Statement on the Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act Decision
Sen.Brian Schatz
May 12, 2015
Civil Beat - Hawaii's Congressional Delegation Wants Medicaid for COFA Migrants
Sen.Mazie Hirono
May 12, 2015
Hawaii Delegation Fights to Restore Medicaid Access for COFA Migrants with New Legislation
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
May 8, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Ensure Coverage for Critical Mental Health Care
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
May 5, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Women Should Have Full Access to All FDA-Approved Contraception
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
April 14, 2015
Hirono Votes to Strengthen MEdicare & Extend Health Insurance Protection for Hawaii Kids
Sen.Mazie Hirono
March 3, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Full Access for Women to the Affordable Care Act
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Feb. 13, 2015
Letter to Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Special Enrollment Periods for the Affordable Care Act
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Jan. 18, 2015
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Build a Healthy Economy through Sustainability
Sen.Mazie Hirono
July 17, 2014
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
June 4, 2014
Letter to Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama; Sean Parnell, Governor of Alaska; Rick Scott, Governor of Florida; Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia; Butch Otter, Governor of Idaho; Sam Brownback, Governor of Kansas; Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana; Paul LePage, Governor of Maine; Phil Bryant, Governor of Mississippi; Dave Heineman, Governor of Nebraska; Pat McCroy, Governor of North Carolina; Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma; Nikki Haley, Governor of South Carolina; Dennis Daugaard, Governor of South Dakota; Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee; Rick Perry, Governor of Texas; Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin; and Matt Mead, Governor of Wyoming
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
May 20, 2014
Letter to Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Halt Expansion of Program Prior to HHS IG Review
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
May 1, 2014
Senate Passes Cardin-Schatz-Menendez Resolution Recognizing Minority Health Awareness Month
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
March 6, 2014
Senators Fight to Protect Medicare for Seniors
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 28, 2014
Sens. Franken, Begich, Hirono, Shaheen, Landrieu, Warner, Walsh Co-Sponsor Legislation to Expand Tax Credits to Small Businesses
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Feb. 14, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Don't Cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Dec. 19, 2013
Letter to Katherine Archuleta, Director of the Office of Personnel Management - Allow Rollovers For Health FSA Accounts
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Oct. 17, 2013
Begich, Baucus, Udall, Schatz, Franken Introduce Important "Fix' to Affordable Care Act
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Oct. 1, 2013
KITV - Hawaii Delegates Speak on Government Shutdown
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
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