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I Call It The Big Ugly Bill For a Reason

Americans can no longer afford healthcare. Millions can't afford their next meal. Hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes are ...
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Hirono, Murphy, Kelly, Schiff Slam Attorney General Blanche for Illegally Allowing Sale of Guns to Teenagers, Increasing Likelihood of School Shootings

Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Friday in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche demanding answers ...
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Hirono, Senate Committee Leaders, Tri-Caucus Chairs Press Trump Administration on Illegal Reallocation of Funding for Minority Serving Institutions

In December 2019, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law the bipartisan Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act (FUTURE Act), permanently authorizing $255 ...
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Hirono Statement on Department of Defense Announcement to Livestream Execution

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services (SASC) released a statement following the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) ...
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Hirono Presses FBI Director Kash Patel on Abuse of Power, Leadership Failures

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, pressed Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel on his ...
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Hirono, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Proposed Forest Research and Development Facility Closures, Demand Transparency

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) a senior member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), led 16 Senate Democratic colleagues in urging U.S. Forest ...
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PHOTOS & VIDEO: Hirono Holds Spotlight Forum on Interagency Agreements that will Harm Students with Disabilities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) held a spotlight forum titled: Breaking the Promise: How Relocating the IDEA will be Detrimental to Students and Families,” highlighting the ...
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Hirono, Ossoff Introduce Right to Vote Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) introduced the Right to Vote Act, legislation to create the first-ever affirmative federal voting rights guarantee for all ...
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Hirono, Murray, Blunt Rochester, Baldwin, Grijalva Introduce Bicameral Resolution to Commemorate 54th Anniversary of Title IX

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Representative Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) introduced a ...
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Hirono, Murray, Reed, Whitehouse, Pocan, Scott Introduce Bill to Make College More Affordable, Double Pell Grant

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Robert C. “Bobby” ...
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Hirono Statement on Committee Passage of FY27 National Defense Authorization Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Ranking Member of the Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee, ...
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Hirono, Jayapal Introduce Legislation to Ensure AANHPI Students are Accounted for in Schools

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) introduced the All Students Count Act, legislation that would require more comprehensive ...