Press Releases

~ The Administration’s actions threaten to “severely restrict” ED’s ability to support students, parents, and teachers across the country ~ WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined 10 of her Senate Colleagues in a letter to Acting Department of Education Inspector General (IG) René Rocque requesting that the IG conduct an...

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), and more than 100 Democratic colleagues in the Senate and the House in sending a letter to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner, condemning staffing cuts and potential closures. In the letter, the...

~ According to new reporting, classified military operation details were shared in Signal chat by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ~ WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined 15 of her Senate colleagues in a letter calling on the Senate Armed Services Committee, the...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and seven colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) senior official Kika Scott to express strong disapproval of the Trump administration’s resurrection of the requirement that immigrants must register with the...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined several of her Senate and House colleagues in reintroducing a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to overcome a significant obstacle to the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). This resolution would eliminate an arbitrary deadline set by Congress in 1972, paving the way to for...

~ Resolution condemns any executive or congressional action to dismantle the Department of Education, highlights historical role of federal government in public education ~ WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) and 17 colleagues in introducing a resolution condemning President Donald Trump's recent...

~ Video of Sen. Hirono’s floor speech is available here ~ WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, took to the Senate floor to speak out against the Trump Administration’s attacks on the federal workforce and funding. During her remarks, Senator Hirono highlighted the...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined 13 colleagues in sending a letter to President Donald Trump demanding answers about several Cabinet officials’ accidental adding of a reporter to an unsecured group chat where secret, high-level military planning was...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) in reintroducing bipartisan legislation to reauthorize a domestic program focused on detecting and warning about volcanic threats. The National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act will enable the...

Sen. Hirono: “Through his attempt to abolish the Department of Education, Donald Trump will continue his focus on crippling our government and sow chaos in schools and communities across the country by eliminating crucial programs that our children rely on.” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following...

Lawmakers: “Parents, students, and borrowers should have access to a well-functioning federal student aid system that reliably lowers education costs.” WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and 8 colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon...

~ Barriers like pay inequality, time out of the workforce leaves women’s retirement savings lagging behind men’s by 16 percent ~ WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Patty Murray (D-WA), and nine colleagues in reintroducing legislation to protect women’s retirement security. The Women’s...

Sen. Hirono: “This illegal act is yet another example of Trump’s attempt to cripple government and get rid of any officials or agencies that stand in his way by following the law.” WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s decision to fire the only two Democratic members of...

~ House Republican Budget Resolution could cause over 140,000 Medicaid recipients in Hawaii to lose their health insurance ~ WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement in response to the House Republican budget resolution, which laid out potential cuts to federal funding, including up to $2.3...

Lawmakers: “In this challenging environment for election officials, it is essential to our democracy that they can continue to rely on [DOJ] to uphold the law” WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and 28 colleagues in sending a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, urging her...

~ Senators’ Major Richard Star Act would provide combat-injured veterans with full earned disability compensation and retirement pay ~ WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Rick Scott (R-FL), and...

Sen. Hirono: “Donald Trump is not making anyone safer by resorting to unlawful actions that only inflict further chaos on our immigration system, immigrant communities, and our country.” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate lead of the Neighbors Not Enemies...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement announcing her intention to vote no on the deeply partisan House Republican continuing resolution (CR) and the corresponding cloture vote: “By forcing a choice between a deeply partisan CR that removes critical guardrails and a shutdown that would enable...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) announced that her bipartisan resolution with Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Katie Britt (R-AL), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), recognizing the importance and contributions of National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) passed the Senate. “Our teachers are critical to the development and success of...

Lawmakers: “It is imperative that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) act immediately and robustly to stop the spread of this preventable infection and save American lives.” WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and 11 colleagues in demanding that Health and Human Services (HHS)...