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Aug. 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General - As Dejoy Testifies Before Congress, Merkley, Wyden Demand End to Policies Disenfranchising Servicemembers Abroad Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Aug. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Committee Chairs Smith and DeFazio Lead 68 Members of Congress in Pressing President Trump on National Guard and FEMA Cost-Sharing Requirements Rep. Ed Case, ...
Aug. 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Rep. Smith, Over 100 Members of the House Demand Full Federal Support for National Guard COVID-19 Response Rep. Ed Case, ...
Aug. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Merkley, Wyden Press White House To Restore Full Funding For National Guard's COVID-19 Response Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Aug. 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Rose Helps Lead Call for Trump Administration to Stop Playing Political Games with National Guard COVID-19 Response Efforts Rep. Ed Case, ...
July 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense and to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - DelBene Leads 116 Lawmakers Calling for End to Transgender Military Service Ban Rep. Ed Case, ...
June 11, 2020 Hirono Secures Authorization for Construction of Two Military Child Care Centers in Hawaii in NDAA Sen. Mazie Hirono
June 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense - Van Hollen Leads Democratic Senators in Demand for Details, Cost of Staging Active Duty Troops in The National Capital Region Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
June 4, 2020 Letter to Mark Esper, Department of Defense Secretary - Van Hollen Leads Democratic Senators in Demand for Details, Cost of Staging Active Duty Troops in the National Capital Region Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
May 22, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump, Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and Peter Gaynor, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Leahy Is Part Of A Group Of Bipartisan Lawmakers Calling On Administration To Ensure Benefits To Guard Members Earned On COVID-19 Front Lines Rep. Ed Case, ...
May 20, 2020 Letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper - More than 70 Members Call for Extension of National Guard COVID-19 Response Efforts After Curious Deadline Set Rep. Ed Case, ...
May 8, 2020 Letter to Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense - Van Hollen, Blumenthal, Senators Urge DOD to Enhance Mental Health Care Resources for Servicemembers & Families Amid Pandemic Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
April 27, 2020 Letter to Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense - Harris, Warren, Hirono, Colleagues Blast Defense Secretary Esper Over DoD's Failure to Adequately Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
April 16, 2020 Letter to Hon. James McPherson, Acting Secretary of the Navy - Murphy, Blumenthal Press Navy for Answers About COVID-19 Outbreak & Sailors' Safety as More Test Positive Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
April 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. James McPherson, Acting Secretary of the Navy - Kilmer Goes to Bat for Pay and Protection for Shipyard Workers Rep. Ed Case, ...
April 3, 2020 Letter to Acting Inspector General Glenn Fine, Department of Defense Office of Inspector General - Bennet, Colleagues Call for Investigation Into Navy's COVID-19 Outbreak and Decision to Relieve Capt. Crozier Of Command Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
March 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Reps. Rouda, Green, Foxx, and Cisneros Lead Bipartisan Letter to Request Report on Lapses in Healthcare Benefits for National Guard and Reserve Personnel Rep. Ed Case, ...
Dec. 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Calabria, Dir. of the Federal Housing Finance Agency - Sinema leads bipartisan effort ensuring servicemembers and veterans have access to VA home loan benefits Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 19, 2019 Case announces nominations to military academies Rep. Ed Case
Oct. 24, 2019 Schatz, Senate Democrats Introduce New Legislation to Block Trump Border Wall Money Grab Sen. Brian Schatz
Oct. 16, 2019 Letter to the Hon. James Stewart, Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) - Tester, Bennet, Moran Lead Bipartisan Push to Address Alarming Increase in National Guard Suicide Rate Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 26, 2019 Letter to Adam Smith, House Armed Services Committee Chairman, James Inhofe, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman, Mac Thornberry, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member, and Jack Reed, Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member - Congressmen Don Young and Jimmy Panetta Lead Letter Urging Retention of Critical NDAA Anti-Hunger Provision for Military Families Rep. Ed Case, ...
Sept. 10, 2019 Senators Perdue, Hirono meet with U.S. naval fleet in Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 4, 2019 Schatz Statement on Hawai'i Military Projects Defunded by Trump Administration to Pay for Border Wall Sen. Brian Schatz
Sept. 4, 2019 Following Hirono & Schatz Advocacy, Secretary of the Navy Approves Creation of Naval ROTC at UH Manoa Sen. Mazie Hirono
Sept. 4, 2019 Hirono Condemns Trump Administration Plan to Raid Military Funds to Build Border Wall Sen. Mazie Hirono
Sept. 3, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Department of Defense - Schatz, Leahy, Durbin, Senators Demand Answers From DOD on Plans to Rain Military Projects to Pay for Trump's Wall Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
July 31, 2019 Senators Hirono, Rounds Introduce Legislation to Prepare Veterans for Professional License and Certification Exams Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
July 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Department of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Dr. Mark Esper, Acting Secretary of Department of Defense - Harris, Colleagues to Trump: Don't Deport Military Families Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
June 27, 2019 Gillibrand and Schatz Announce "Restore Honor to Service Members Act" To Clear Discriminatory Records of Service Members Discharged Due To Sexual Orientation Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
June 13, 2019 Menendez, Booker Co-Sponsor Bipartisan Bill to Address Crisis of Military Sexual Assault Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
June 13, 2019 After Recent Department of Defense Report Highlights Its Continued Failure to Address Crisis of Military Sexual Assault, Gillibrand Leads Bipartisan Group of Senators to Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act and Calls On Congress to Act Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
June 13, 2019 Udall, Heinrich Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act To Address Crisis Of Military Sexual Assault Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
June 5, 2019 CNN "The Lead with Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Mazie Hirono Sen. Mazie Hirono
April 11, 2019 Schatz, Moran, Reed Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Military Bases From Extreme Weather Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
March 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Warner, Kaine Join Senate Dems In Calling On Trump Admin. To Shield Troops From Predatory Lenders Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
March 5, 2019 Case Urges Navy to Fully Fund Broken Pearl Harbor-Hickam Water Line Replacement Rep. Ed Case
Feb. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Schatz, Senators Slam Trump Administration For Unprecedented Use Of Troops On Southern Border Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Jan. 17, 2019 Hirono to Continue to Serve as Top Democrat on Senate Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee Sen. Mazie Hirono
Jan. 17, 2019 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Mazie Hirono (D-HI) Sen. Mazie Hirono
Nov. 19, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Troops at Southern U.S. Border: Senators Murray, Schatz Urge Defense Secretary Mattis to End Deployment, Send U.S. Troops Home for Thanksgiving Holiday Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Aug. 15, 2018 Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Protect Servicemembers & Their Families From Predatory Lenders Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Aug. 1, 2018 Hirono Secures Restoration of Full Per Diem Rates for Service Members & Department of Defense Civilians on Long-Term Assignments Sen. Mazie Hirono
Aug. 1, 2018 Hirono Secures Important Hawaii Priorities in National Defense Authorization Act Sen. Mazie Hirono
April 26, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - After All Four Military Service Chiefs Speak Out Against Trump's Military Transgender Ban, Senators Murray, Cantwell Reiterate Strong Opposition to Harmful Policy Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
March 1, 2018 Following Udall & Hirono Advocacy, Department of Defense to Investigate Sexual Assault at U.S. Air Force Academy Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Jan. 21, 2018 Schatz Fights For Military Pay During Government Shutdown Sen. Brian Schatz
Nov. 16, 2017 Grassley, Bipartisan Group of Senators Reintroduce Legislation to Address Military Sexual Assault Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 16, 2017 Hirono, Gillibrand Re-Introduce Legislation to Address Crisis of Military Sexual Assault Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 15, 2017 Hirono Introduces Bill to Close Loophole in Military Justice System that Enables Convicted Abusers to Buy Guns Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Date Title Politician
Aug. 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General - As Dejoy Testifies Before Congress, Merkley, Wyden Demand End to Policies Disenfranchising Servicemembers Abroad Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Aug. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Committee Chairs Smith and DeFazio Lead 68 Members of Congress in Pressing President Trump on National Guard and FEMA Cost-Sharing Requirements Rep.Ed Case, ...
Aug. 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Rep. Smith, Over 100 Members of the House Demand Full Federal Support for National Guard COVID-19 Response Rep.Ed Case, ...
Aug. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Merkley, Wyden Press White House To Restore Full Funding For National Guard's COVID-19 Response Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Aug. 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Rose Helps Lead Call for Trump Administration to Stop Playing Political Games with National Guard COVID-19 Response Efforts Rep.Ed Case, ...
July 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense and to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - DelBene Leads 116 Lawmakers Calling for End to Transgender Military Service Ban Rep.Ed Case, ...
June 11, 2020 Hirono Secures Authorization for Construction of Two Military Child Care Centers in Hawaii in NDAA Sen.Mazie Hirono
June 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense - Van Hollen Leads Democratic Senators in Demand for Details, Cost of Staging Active Duty Troops in The National Capital Region Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
June 4, 2020 Letter to Mark Esper, Department of Defense Secretary - Van Hollen Leads Democratic Senators in Demand for Details, Cost of Staging Active Duty Troops in the National Capital Region Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
May 22, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump, Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and Peter Gaynor, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Leahy Is Part Of A Group Of Bipartisan Lawmakers Calling On Administration To Ensure Benefits To Guard Members Earned On COVID-19 Front Lines Rep.Ed Case, ...
May 20, 2020 Letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper - More than 70 Members Call for Extension of National Guard COVID-19 Response Efforts After Curious Deadline Set Rep.Ed Case, ...
May 8, 2020 Letter to Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense - Van Hollen, Blumenthal, Senators Urge DOD to Enhance Mental Health Care Resources for Servicemembers & Families Amid Pandemic Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
April 27, 2020 Letter to Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense - Harris, Warren, Hirono, Colleagues Blast Defense Secretary Esper Over DoD's Failure to Adequately Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
April 16, 2020 Letter to Hon. James McPherson, Acting Secretary of the Navy - Murphy, Blumenthal Press Navy for Answers About COVID-19 Outbreak & Sailors' Safety as More Test Positive Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
April 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. James McPherson, Acting Secretary of the Navy - Kilmer Goes to Bat for Pay and Protection for Shipyard Workers Rep.Ed Case, ...
April 3, 2020 Letter to Acting Inspector General Glenn Fine, Department of Defense Office of Inspector General - Bennet, Colleagues Call for Investigation Into Navy's COVID-19 Outbreak and Decision to Relieve Capt. Crozier Of Command Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
March 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Reps. Rouda, Green, Foxx, and Cisneros Lead Bipartisan Letter to Request Report on Lapses in Healthcare Benefits for National Guard and Reserve Personnel Rep.Ed Case, ...
Dec. 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Calabria, Dir. of the Federal Housing Finance Agency - Sinema leads bipartisan effort ensuring servicemembers and veterans have access to VA home loan benefits Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 19, 2019 Case announces nominations to military academies Rep.Ed Case
Oct. 24, 2019 Schatz, Senate Democrats Introduce New Legislation to Block Trump Border Wall Money Grab Sen.Brian Schatz
Oct. 16, 2019 Letter to the Hon. James Stewart, Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) - Tester, Bennet, Moran Lead Bipartisan Push to Address Alarming Increase in National Guard Suicide Rate Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 26, 2019 Letter to Adam Smith, House Armed Services Committee Chairman, James Inhofe, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman, Mac Thornberry, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member, and Jack Reed, Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member - Congressmen Don Young and Jimmy Panetta Lead Letter Urging Retention of Critical NDAA Anti-Hunger Provision for Military Families Rep.Ed Case, ...
Sept. 10, 2019 Senators Perdue, Hirono meet with U.S. naval fleet in Hawaii Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 4, 2019 Schatz Statement on Hawai'i Military Projects Defunded by Trump Administration to Pay for Border Wall Sen.Brian Schatz
Sept. 4, 2019 Following Hirono & Schatz Advocacy, Secretary of the Navy Approves Creation of Naval ROTC at UH Manoa Sen.Mazie Hirono
Sept. 4, 2019 Hirono Condemns Trump Administration Plan to Raid Military Funds to Build Border Wall Sen.Mazie Hirono
Sept. 3, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Department of Defense - Schatz, Leahy, Durbin, Senators Demand Answers From DOD on Plans to Rain Military Projects to Pay for Trump's Wall Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
July 31, 2019 Senators Hirono, Rounds Introduce Legislation to Prepare Veterans for Professional License and Certification Exams Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
July 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Department of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Dr. Mark Esper, Acting Secretary of Department of Defense - Harris, Colleagues to Trump: Don't Deport Military Families Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
June 27, 2019 Gillibrand and Schatz Announce "Restore Honor to Service Members Act" To Clear Discriminatory Records of Service Members Discharged Due To Sexual Orientation Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
June 13, 2019 Menendez, Booker Co-Sponsor Bipartisan Bill to Address Crisis of Military Sexual Assault Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
June 13, 2019 After Recent Department of Defense Report Highlights Its Continued Failure to Address Crisis of Military Sexual Assault, Gillibrand Leads Bipartisan Group of Senators to Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act and Calls On Congress to Act Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
June 13, 2019 Udall, Heinrich Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act To Address Crisis Of Military Sexual Assault Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
June 5, 2019 CNN "The Lead with Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Mazie Hirono Sen.Mazie Hirono
April 11, 2019 Schatz, Moran, Reed Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Military Bases From Extreme Weather Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
March 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Warner, Kaine Join Senate Dems In Calling On Trump Admin. To Shield Troops From Predatory Lenders Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
March 5, 2019 Case Urges Navy to Fully Fund Broken Pearl Harbor-Hickam Water Line Replacement Rep.Ed Case
Feb. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Schatz, Senators Slam Trump Administration For Unprecedented Use Of Troops On Southern Border Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Jan. 17, 2019 Hirono to Continue to Serve as Top Democrat on Senate Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee Sen.Mazie Hirono
Jan. 17, 2019 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Mazie Hirono (D-HI) Sen.Mazie Hirono
Nov. 19, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Troops at Southern U.S. Border: Senators Murray, Schatz Urge Defense Secretary Mattis to End Deployment, Send U.S. Troops Home for Thanksgiving Holiday Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Aug. 15, 2018 Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Protect Servicemembers & Their Families From Predatory Lenders Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Aug. 1, 2018 Hirono Secures Restoration of Full Per Diem Rates for Service Members & Department of Defense Civilians on Long-Term Assignments Sen.Mazie Hirono
Aug. 1, 2018 Hirono Secures Important Hawaii Priorities in National Defense Authorization Act Sen.Mazie Hirono
April 26, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - After All Four Military Service Chiefs Speak Out Against Trump's Military Transgender Ban, Senators Murray, Cantwell Reiterate Strong Opposition to Harmful Policy Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
March 1, 2018 Following Udall & Hirono Advocacy, Department of Defense to Investigate Sexual Assault at U.S. Air Force Academy Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Jan. 21, 2018 Schatz Fights For Military Pay During Government Shutdown Sen.Brian Schatz
Nov. 16, 2017 Grassley, Bipartisan Group of Senators Reintroduce Legislation to Address Military Sexual Assault Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 16, 2017 Hirono, Gillibrand Re-Introduce Legislation to Address Crisis of Military Sexual Assault Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 15, 2017 Hirono Introduces Bill to Close Loophole in Military Justice System that Enables Convicted Abusers to Buy Guns Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
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