Press Releases

~ Legislation would protect American jobs, keep energy security competitive against China, and support record investments in rural communities ~ WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), both members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL) and Paul Tonko...

Lawmakers to Hegseth: “Through your experience as a junior officer, you can empathize with the importance of a reliable, nutritious dining facility, and its importance to morale. You are now ultimately responsible for the welfare of these servicemembers…” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), both members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, introduced legislation to enhance the efficiency and quality of health care services provided to American veterans. The Veterans Health Administration Policy Advisory Commission (VetPAC) Act will facilitate a...

Lawmakers: “Such actions by the Administration amount to a betrayal of public trust and an erosion of the apolitical foundation of our military legal system.” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led 12 of her Senate Armed Services Committee colleagues in a letter to...

Lawmakers: “Your Administration’s actions are damaging the economic security and morale of our military and veteran families, the federal government’s ability to recruit and retain high-quality talent, and ultimately, our national security.” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tim...

~ A similar law prohibiting semiautomatic assault weapons and high-capacity magazines was in place from 1994-2004 ~ WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Keep Americans Safe Act (KASA) to reinstate a nationwide ban on the sale, transfer,...

~ Video of Sen. Hirono’s floor speech is available here ~ WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) took to the Senate floor to speak out against Linda McMahon’s nomination to serve as the next Secretary of the Department of Education (ED). During her speech, Senator Hirono raised concerns with Mrs. McMahon’s lack of...

Sen. Hirono: “The recent across-the-board firing of probationary employees at the Department of the Interior was done in haste, without foresight, and will do lasting damage to communities throughout our country.” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, urged the...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and 12 colleagues in sending a letter to Acting Secretary of Education Denise Carter, raising concerns about the Department of Education’s (ED) response to their inquiry into the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to millions of student loan...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and 14 colleagues in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, requesting information about the status of the distribution of Clean School Bus program funding to recipients with signed agreements...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and 25 colleagues in sending a letter to Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) urging them to provide no less than $15.402 billion for the Social Security Administration in the Fiscal Year...

WASHINGTON, DC –U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) announced that she will continue serving as Senate Co-Chair of the Congressional Creative Rights Caucus, with Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC). U.S. Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA) and Laurel Lee (R-FL) will serve as the House Co-Chairs. “I’m glad to join Rep. Chu, Senator Tillis, and our new co-lead,...

Sen. Hirono: “Every Member of Congress took an oath to support the Constitution and that oath compels each of us to push back against the President’s dangerous attempt to politicize our military.”  WASHINGTON, DC – Today, following President Trump’s firing of senior military leaders, including General Charles “CQ” Brown, the Chairman of the Joint...

~ Video of Sen. Hirono’s floor speech is available here ~ WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, voted against Kash Patel’s nomination to serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Prior to the vote, Senator Hirono took to the Senate floor to...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), all members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs (SVAC), sent a letter to U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought and Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins demanding that the Trump...

~ Video of Sen. Hirono’s floor speech is available here ~ WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) took to the Senate floor to condemn President Trump’s and Republican’s efforts to eliminate the Department of Education (ED) and cut crucial federal funding for programs which millions of children and families across the country rely...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, on the anniversary of Executive Order 9066 that began the horrific incarceration of thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Mark Takano (D-CA) reintroduced the Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act, legislation that...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) and U.S. Representatives­­­­­ Ed Case (D-HI) and Jill Tokuda (D-HI) introduced a resolution celebrating Mahina Olelo Hawaii, also known as Hawaiian Language Month. “Indigenous languages are an important part of our country’s history and fabric,” said Senator Hirono. “Yet...

Lawmakers: “It is dangerously unacceptable that an unelected Musk and his unqualified acolytes have access to sensitive CMS systems and are ready to bypass Congress to make life and death decisions affecting millions of Americans.” WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and 29...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), and nine of their colleagues from disaster-impacted states in demanding answers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on the potential security breach created by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which...