Hirono, Colleagues Urge Access for Humanitarian Aid to Gaza

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined 35 other Senators in issuing a statement warning that a humanitarian collapse in Gaza would threaten regional stability.

“We urge the swift implementation of sustained access for humanitarian aid, including water and medical supplies, to save civilian lives in Gaza,” Senator Hirono and the group wrote.

Senator Hirono is joined by Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Jack Reed (D-RI), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Angus King (I-ME), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tom Carper (D-DE), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Tina Smith (D-MN), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jon Tester (D-MT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Mark Warner (D-VA), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), John Fetterman (D-PA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Gary Peters (D-MI), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA).

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