Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Representative Doris Matsui (D-CA) reintroduced the bicameral Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act (GEEA), legislation that would provide additional resources, training, and technical assistance through the U.S. Department of Education to combat...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined seven of her Senate Judiciary Committee colleagues in reintroducing the American Innovation and Choice Online Act. This bipartisan legislation, led by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), would restore competition online by establishing common sense rules of the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in introducing the Junior Reserve Officer Training (JROTC) Safety Act of 2023 to better protect JROTC recruits following reports of program instructors sexually assaulting and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA), along with 77 members of Congress, in reintroducing the bicameral Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act, legislation to ensure that victims of gun violence have their day in court and that...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) in urging congressional action to address the continued child care crisis and coming funding cliff, pointing to a new report released today by The Century Foundation (TCF). TCF’s report finds that on...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), along with over 70 colleagues, in sending a bicameral letter urging President Biden to discuss the need to protect human rights and democratic values in India as he meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, delivered remarks on the Senate floor to condemn Republican’s efforts to inject partisan anti-abortion provisions in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 National Defense...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Dick Durban (D-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in sending a public comment letter to U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, urging him to reinstate the Gainful Employment...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) introduced bicameral legislation to remove harmful barriers to federal public benefits for immigrants. The Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration (LIFT the BAR) Act eliminates the current...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, hosted several events as part of the 7th Annual Hawaii on the Hill (HOH) in Washington, D.C. Hawaii on the Hill, a partnership between Senator Hirono and the Chamber of Commerce (CoC) Hawaii, was a three-day...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Representative Kathy Manning (D-NC) in reintroducing the Right to Contraception Act, legislation that would codify and strengthen the right to contraception, which the Supreme Court first recognized more than half a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined 13 of her colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Committee in sending a letter to Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro, calling on him to fulfill his commitment to provide an updated 30-year shipbuilding plan to the committee that abides by the statutory requirement for the Navy...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Edward Markey (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Patty Murray (D-WA) called on Google for answers after recent reporting revealed that the company is not...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, voted to confirm Dilawar Syed to be Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Mr. Syed’s nomination was confirmed by a vote of 54-42. Last night, Senator Hirono...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Ed Markey (D-MA) sent a letter to Twitter CEO Elon Musk and CEO-Designate Linda Yaccarino, requesting information regarding concerns that the company may have violated its consent decree with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it finalized a consent order with the U.S. Department of the Navy and the Defense...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), released the following statement after voting to avoid default on the national debt: “That America will pay its bills should not be questioned. And yet, MAGA Republicans not only questioned this constitutional responsibility, but engaged in hostage negotiations to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) introduced the Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act to curb mental health stigma in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities. This introduction marks the first time that the legislation was introduced in both the House and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with 21 of their Senate colleagues in reintroducing a resolution recognizing the anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and honoring the lives and legacies of the nearly 300 Black individuals who were killed and the nearly 9,000 Black...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced the Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act (REAHYA) to help strengthen access to sex education and sexual health services for young adults, particularly those most impacted by barriers to sex education and access to care. Companion...