Press Releases

Sen. Hirono: “Over 2.7 million patients across the country, and tens of thousands in Hawaii, rely on Title X and I will continue fighting to ensure everyone can continue to access the critical family planning care they need and deserve.” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement condemning the...

Lawmakers: “These shockingly reckless breaches of security protocols for safeguarding sensitive and classified information clearly warrant an investigation into whether any of the government officials involved violated federal laws.” WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senate Minority Leader Chuck...

Lawmakers: “As the newly appointed Deputy Director, your past public statements raise concerns about your ability to impartially lead the Bureau and credibly command the respect of its workforce.” WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Alex Padilla (D-CA), all members of the Senate...

~ Senators seek to determine whether Todd Blanche knowingly and willfully provided untruthful testimony during his nomination hearing ~ WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Chris Coons (D-DE), and seven colleagues in sending a letter to U.S....

~The Paying a Fair Share Act would set a simple 30 percent minimum effective tax rate for the wealthiest Americans ~ WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and 14 Democratic colleagues in reintroducing the Paying a Fair Share Act to ensure that millionaires pay higher tax rates than...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and 47 colleagues in introducing primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. These sanctions would be imposed if Russia refuses to engage in good faith negotiations for a...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined colleagues in introducing legislation to strengthen protections for whistleblowers who share valuable information with Congress. The Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act, led by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), shields...

Lawmakers: “Requirements in this illegal order would likely disenfranchise millions of American voters… [and] places a variety of other process burdens on voters, especially married women, rural residents, and low-income voters, and communities of color.” WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and 13...

Lawmakers: “Mr. Patel is, quite simply, not the right person to lead the ATF.” WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and 14 colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi inquiring into what policies and procedures she will...

~ 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...