Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and 14 colleagues in introducing the Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act, legislation to prevent people who are in crisis from accessing deadly weapons. The bill would establish grants to support the implementation of extreme risk protection (ERPO)...

Lawmakers: “As the Administrator of the EPA, you are tasked with making decisions grounded in science, law, and the best interests of the American people.” WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and 11 colleagues in raising the alarm over reports that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to...

Lawmakers: “The Administration’s destructive approach will not assist the disaster-impacted communities across the country hoping to rebuild and move forward. To the contrary, it will leave the nation more vulnerable to future disasters and less prepared to pick up the pieces when the dust settles.” WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono...

~ Mass firings, office closures could delay taxpayers’ refunds, allow major abuses to go undetected or unaddressed ~ WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and 15 colleagues in sending a letter to the Acting Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), urging her...

~ The Veteran Fraud Reimbursements Act would make it easier for veterans with disabilities to be made financially whole in the event they are defrauded of their benefits ~ WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), John Boozman (R-AR), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), members of the Senate Veterans Affairs...

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 legislation to protect more than 10,000 plant and animal species native to the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Native Species Conservation and Recovery Act would fund conservation and recovery...

~ Bill will increase accountability for election-related disinformation ~ WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) in reintroducing the Digital Integrity in Democracy Act, legislation to increase accountability for social media...

~ 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...