| April 30, 2020
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Letter to President Donald Trump - Baldwin, Senate Colleagues: Trump Decision to Reopen Meat Processing Facilities Without Clear Safety Standards Puts Workers, Nation's Food Supply at Risk
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| April 30, 2020
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Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - ldwin Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators Urging USDA to Target Relief to Local Farmers in Finalized Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| April 29, 2020
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Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Push to Strengthen Food Assistance During Covid-19 Crisis
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| April 27, 2020
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Whitehouse, Markey, Merkley, Schatz, Gillibrand Call on DC Circuit to Strike Down Trump EPA's Do-Nothing Power Plant Rule
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| April 27, 2020
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Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Harris, Hirono, Murphy, Warren to USDA: College Students Need Access to SNAP During Pandemic
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| April 26, 2020
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Case, Gabbard Introduce Measure to Study Possible Designation of O'ahu's Ka'ena Point as Hawaii's First National Heritage Area
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| April 20, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Peter Gaynor, Admin. of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Rep. Axne Asks FEMA to Outline Flood Response Plans Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| April 20, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Leahy And Other Senate Democrats Urge Trump Administration To Protect Food Supply And Essential Workers During COVID-19 Crisis
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| April 15, 2020
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Senator Markey and Rep. Barragán Lead Letter Opposing Use of CARES Act Funds to Bailout Fossil Fuel Industry
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| April 14, 2020
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Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Hawai"i Delegation Calls On Trump Administration To Support Hawai"i Farmers During Coronavirus Pandemic, Ensure Hawai"i Gets Fair Share Of Federal Aid
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| April 14, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior - Congressman Lowenthal, 70 Colleagues, Urge Interior Dept To Pause All Public Comment Period Deadlines During National Emergency
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| April 13, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Senators to Secretary Perdue: Provide Assistance to Specialty Crop Producers During Pandemic
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| April 9, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary to the Department of Commerce - Huffman, Case, Cunningham, Graves advocate for fisheries relief in bipartisan letter
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| April 9, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Brown, Murkowski, Stabenow, Bipartisan Senators Press USDA to Provide Relief for Local Farmers during COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| April 8, 2020
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Letter to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, Monique Eloit, Director General of the World Organization for Animal Health, and Qu Dongyu, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Tillis Calls on International Health and Wildlife Organizations to Permanently Ban "Wet" Markets
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| April 7, 2020
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Letter to Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - Scott, Quigley, McNerney Urge EPA to Slow Rulemaking Rushed Through During Covid-19 Pandemic
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| April 3, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Durbin, Duckworth Join Bipartisan Letter Urging USDA To Ensure Continuity Of Food Supply By Supporting Farmers During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| April 2, 2020
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Letter to Jovita Carranza , Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Stanton Calls on Small Business Administration to Extend Coronavirus Relief to Arizona Farmers
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| March 31, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Brown, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Release $900 Million in LIHEAP to States
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| March 26, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior - Raskin joins bipartisan effort to reverse proposed Interior Dept. rule threatening millions of migratory birds
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| March 20, 2020
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Van Hollen, Cortez Masto, Colleagues Urge Congress to Support Clean Energy Industry in Economic Relief Packages
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| March 19, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior - 23 Senators Urge the Interior Department to Reverse Course on Proposed Changes to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| March 11, 2020
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https://www.hirono.senate.gov/news/press-releases/hirono-cardin-van-hollen-introduce-bill-to-expand-telework-opportunities-for-federal-employees
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Sen. Mazie Hirono
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| March 4, 2020
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Cardin, Barrasso Lead Senate Recognition of US-Australian Firefighting Cooperation
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| Feb. 25, 2020
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Hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Hirono Secures Commitments from Forest Service Chief on Vital Hawaii Priorities During Energy Committee Hearing
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Sen. Mazie Hirono
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| Feb. 20, 2020
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Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - O'halleran Joins Delegation to Urge U.S. Forest Service to Address Arizona Forest Health
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Sen. Brian Schatz
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| Feb. 12, 2020
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Letter to Hon.Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Schatz Calls For Federal Resources To Fight Invasive Spittlebug On Hawai"I Island
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Sen. Brian Schatz
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| Feb. 11, 2020
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Case Announces New NOAA Research Ship to be Homeported in Honolulu
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Rep. Ed Case
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| Feb. 11, 2020
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Van Hollen, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Achieve Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the U.S. by No Later Than 2050
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| Feb. 11, 2020
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Senators Hirono, Carper Introduce Bill Requiring Net-Zero U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050
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Sen. Mazie Hirono
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| Feb. 11, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Durbin, Democrat Colleagues Call For Action On Energy Tax Policy
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| Feb. 7, 2020
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Congressman Neguse Sets National Goal of Conserving 30% of U.S Lands and Ocean by 2030
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| Jan. 31, 2020
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Letter to Hugh Frater, CEO of Fannie Mae - Van Hollen Joins Brown, Whitehouse, Schatz, and Dems in Pressing GSEs on Preparation for Climate Risks
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| Jan. 31, 2020
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Letter to David Brickman, CEO of Freddie Mac - Van Hollen Joins Brown, Whitehouse, Schatz, and Dems in Pressing GSEs on Preparation for Climate Risks
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| Jan. 30, 2020
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Letter to Jaime Dimon, CEO and President of JP Morgan Chase & Co., Michael Corbat, CEO of Citigroup, Inc., Michael Roberts, President and CEO of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc., Bruce Van Saun, Chairman and CEO of Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Richard Fairbank, Chairman and CEO of Capital One Financial Corp., William Demchak, Chairman, President, and CEO of PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Greg Braca, President and CEO of TD Bank, and Charles Scharf, CEO and President of Wells Fargo & Co. - Van Hollen Joins Heinrich, Democratic Colleagues in Urging Top U.S. Banks to Not Finance Arctic Drilling
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| Jan. 29, 2020
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Letter to Hon. Mary Nuemayr, Chairman of The Council on Environmental Quality - Senator Hirono, Congressional Democrats Press Trump Administration to Extend Comment Time for Significant Changes to Environmental Regulations
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Sen. Mazie Hirono
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| Jan. 23, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary for the Department of the Interior - 48 House Members in Calling on Interior Dept. to Maintain Artic Wilderness Protections
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| Jan. 21, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Interior - Congressman Lowenthal Leads 47 House Members In Calling On Interior Dept To Maintain Arctic Wilderness Protections
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| Jan. 16, 2020
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Hirono Statement Following the Senate Vote on the New NAFTA
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Sen. Mazie Hirono
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| Jan. 14, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump - Senate Democrats Support Puerto Rico's Request For A Major Disaster Declaration To Respond To Earthquakes
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| Jan. 14, 2020
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Senate Unanimously Passes Hirono-Backed Bipartisan Bill to Clean Up Plastic in Oceans
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Sen. Mazie Hirono
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| Jan. 10, 2020
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Letter to Ronald O'Hanley, Chairman and CEO of State Street Corporation - Whitehouse, Schatz, Heinrich Press Major Institutional Investors about Marathon Petroleum's Anti-Climate Lobbying
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| Jan. 10, 2020
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Letter to Jaime Dimon, CEO and President of JP Morgan Chase & Co. - Whitehouse, Schatz, Heinrich Press Major Institutional Investors about Marathon Petroleum's Anti-Climate Lobbying
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| Jan. 10, 2020
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Letter to Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock - Whitehouse, Schatz, Heinrich Press Major Institutional Investors about Marathon Petroleum's Anti-Climate Lobbying
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| Jan. 10, 2020
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Letter to Mortimer Buckley, Chairman and CEO of Vanguard - Whitehouse, Schatz, Heinrich Press Major Institutional Investors about Marathon Petroleum's Anti-Climate Lobbying
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| Jan. 9, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Joe Hockey, Australian Ambassador to the United States - Durbin Leads Bicameral, Bipartisan Coalition In Pledging Support To Australia Amid Ongoing Bushfire Crisis
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| Jan. 8, 2020
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Congressman Lowenthal Introduces Legislation To Protect Millions Of Migratory Birds Threatened By Trump Administration Actions
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| Jan. 8, 2020
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Schatz Statement On Hawai"i State Bird Recovery, Downlisting
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Sen. Brian Schatz
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| Jan. 6, 2020
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Hirono Introduces Bill to Protect Endangered and Threatened Pacific Island Plants
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Sen. Mazie Hirono
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Case Introduces Measures to Combat Invasive Species in Hawai"i
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Rep. Ed Case
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Introduction of the Hawai'i Invasive Species Protection Act
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Rep. Ed Case
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| Dec. 11, 2019
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Chair Grijalva Hails House Passage of Bipartisan Coastal Resilience Package That Fights Climate Change, Helps Communities Prepare
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| Dec. 10, 2019
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Bill to Promote Ocean Clean Energy Projects
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| Dec. 10, 2019
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Bill to Fight Invasive Spittlebug
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| Dec. 9, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and the Hon. Ronald Wyden, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee - Heinrich Pushes For Clean Energy Tax Extenders
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| Dec. 9, 2019
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Letter to Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Durbin, Colleagues Send Letter To U.N. Convention And President Trump In Support Of Global Efforts To Combat Climate Change
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| Dec. 9, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Colleagues Send Letter To U.N. Convention And President Trump In Support Of Global Efforts To Combat Climate Change
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| Dec. 4, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - Durbin, Duckworth To EPA: Newly Proposed Renewable Fuel Standard Blending Targets Will Be Undermined By Abuse Of 'Hardship' Waivers
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| Nov. 22, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Charles Sheehan, Acting Inspector General of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Senator Doug Jones Leads Push for EPA to Enforce Civil Rights Protections
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| Nov. 20, 2019
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Letter to Andrew Wheeler, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator - Tonko, Kuster, Pallone lead 220+ Members Calling on EPA to Negotiate in Good Faith
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| Nov. 20, 2019
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Schatz Introduces New Legislation to Ensure U.S. Financial System is Prepared for Climate Change
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| Nov. 19, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor - Brown, Baldwin Lead Senators Urging Labor Secretary to Establish Workplace Heat Safety Standards, As Workers Are Increasingly Impacted By Climate Change
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| Nov. 19, 2019
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Senate Energy Committee Clears Hirono-Backed Bills to Permanently Fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Address Deferred Maintenance Backlog in National Parks
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Sen. Mazie Hirono
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| Nov. 18, 2019
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Letter to the US Chamber Board Member Representative - Harris, Colleagues Demand Answers on Chamber of Commerce's Anti-Climate Agenda, Funding
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| Oct. 31, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the United States Department of Agrisulture (USDA), Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) - Schatz Calls for Immediate Federal Support to Protect Hawaii Island Against Invasive Beetle
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Sen. Brian Schatz
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| Oct. 31, 2019
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Cardin Leads Bipartisan Senate Resolution Urging President Trump to Keep the United States in the Paris Climate Agreement
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| Oct. 30, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny H. Hoyer, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives - More than 160 Members Urge House Democratic Leadership to Prioritize Clean Energy Tax Policies
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| Oct. 24, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations - Wexton Leads Letter Urging House and Senate Appropriators to Block Funding for Relocation of USDA Research Agencies
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| Oct. 23, 2019
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Following push from Merkley, Senate Democrats, Inspector General opens investigation into suppression of science at USDA
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| Oct. 18, 2019
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Letter to Hon. Alex M. Azar, II, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Shaheen & Hassan Call for Quick Distribution of LIHEAP Assistance
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| Oct. 15, 2019
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Thune, Schatz Introduce Legislation to Improve Weather Forecasting Models
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| Oct. 11, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Rick Perry, Secretary of the Department of Energy - Senators Markey and Shaheen Lead Colleagues in Blasting Trump Admin. Attack on Lighting Standards That Save Consumer Money, Combat Climate Change
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| Oct. 1, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture - Hawaii Congressional Delegation Urges USDA to Provide "Unique Assistance" to Hawaii Farmers Affected By Kilauea Eruption
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Sen. Mazie Hirono
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| Sept. 27, 2019
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Murphy Joins Bipartisan Calls for Immediate Action on Amazon Fires
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| Sept. 27, 2019
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Schatz Statement on Ala Wai Project
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Sen. Brian Schatz
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