| June 11, 2020
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Hawai"i Island Set To Receive $1.2 Million In Federal Funding To Repair Mamalahoa Highway After Damage From Hurricane Lane
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Sen. Brian Schatz
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| June 11, 2020
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Hirono Secures Authorization for Construction of Two Military Child Care Centers in Hawaii in NDAA
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Sen. Mazie Hirono
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| June 11, 2020
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Following Hirono Advocacy, Senate Armed Services Committee Reinstates Full Funding Authorization for HDR-H During NDAA Markup
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Sen. Mazie Hirono
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| June 10, 2020
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Letter to the Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader - Sarbanes Joins Bipartisan Call for Emergency USPS Funding
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| June 10, 2020
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Letter to Jovita Carranza, Small Business Administration Administrator, and Steven T. Mnuchin, Department of the Treasury Secretary - Cantwell, Hirono, Markey Urge SBA & Treasury to Help Small Businesses with 10 or Fewer Employees Access COVID-19 Relief Funds
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| June 9, 2020
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Schatz: $30.8 Million Headed To Hawai"i To Improve Shelters, Provide Mental Health Support, Job Assistance, Essential Services For Homeless Community During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Brian Schatz
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| June 9, 2020
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Case Announces Another Round of Federal Emergency Grant Awards to Hawai"i to Address COVID-19 Impacts
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Rep. Ed Case
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| June 8, 2020
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Case Introduces Measure to Authorize States to Impose Public Health Emergency Guidelines and Restrictions on Incoming Passenger Air Travel
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Rep. Ed Case
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| June 8, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Rae Oliver Davis, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Sen. Menendez, Reps. Vargas, Aguilar Lead Bicameral Request for an Investigation into HUD's Policy Changes to Deny DACA Recipients FHA-Backed Mortgage Loans
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| June 8, 2020
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Case Introduces Measure to Authorize States to Impose Public Health Emergency Guidelines and Restrictions on Incoming Passenger Air Travel
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Rep. Ed Case
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| June 8, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Rae Oliver Davis, Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Brown Joins Bicameral Request for an Investigation into HUD's Policy Changes to Deny DACA Recipients FHA-Backed Mortgage Loans
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| June 8, 2020
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Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the U.S. - Foster, Wyden Lead Bicameral Warning Against Trump Administration Resuming Explosive Nuclear Testing
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| June 5, 2020
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Letter to Robert Wilkie, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary - Tester Leads Bipartisan Effort to Expand VA Services for Homeless Veterans
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| June 5, 2020
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Hawai"i Set To Receive $3.7 Million In COVID-19 Disaster Relief Funding To Purchase PPE, Medical Equipment For Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Dental Clinics
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Sen. Brian Schatz
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| June 5, 2020
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Sulliva, Schatz & King Introduce Visit America Act
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| June 5, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Shaheen & Colleagues Call for Greater Federal Resources to Support Nursing Homes during COVID-19 Crisis
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| June 5, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Durbin Joins Bipartisan Push For Community Health Center Funding To Help American Families
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| June 4, 2020
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$1.5 Million In Federal Funding Headed To Hawai"i To Train Health Care Workers, Expand Telehealth, Purchase PPE During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Brian Schatz
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| June 3, 2020
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Senator Hirono Presses VA Secretary on Urgency of Completing ALOHA Project During Veterans' Affairs Committee Budget and Coronavirus Spending Hearing
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Sen. Mazie Hirono
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| June 2, 2020
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Letter to Alex M. Azar II, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary - Required Pre-Boarding COVID-19 Testing
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Rep. Ed Case
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| June 2, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Democratic Leader, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader - Heinrich, Tonko Lead Bicameral Call For Inclusion Of Clean Energy Workforce Support In COVID-19 Economic Recovery Packages
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| June 1, 2020
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Senate Passes Schatz-Blackburn-Coons-Murkowski Bill Honoring the More Than 100,000 Americans Lost to COVID-19
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| June 1, 2020
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Letter to Secretary Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation; Secretary Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services; Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, and Director of Centers for Disease Control and PreventionRobert Redfield - Hirono to Trump Administration: Create Federal Standards to Protect Air Travelers During Coronavirus Pandemic
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Sen. Mazie Hirono
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| May 29, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Wyden, Merkley Press For College Students in Need to Have Access to High-Speed Internet
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 29, 2020
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Letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy - Senator Hassan, Colleagues Call for Robust Support for Children's Mental Health Care in Upcoming COVID-19 Response Legislation
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| May 29, 2020
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Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Heinrich, Senate Democrats To DHS: Halt Transfer Of ICE Detainees, Increase Agency COVID-19 Testing
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 29, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Murphy, Blumenthal, Booker, 20 Colleagues in Urging Senate Leadership to Increase Funding for Nonprofit Museums in the Next COVID-19 Package
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 29, 2020
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Letter to Dr. Robert Redfield, Director for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Reed Seeks to Boost Child Immunization Rates
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 28, 2020
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Letter to President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor - Congressman Gonzalez Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Calling on Administration to Ensure National Guard Servicemembers on COVID-19 Front Lines Receive Benefits Earned
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| May 28, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Sen. Cramer, Bipartisan Group of Colleagues Call for ME/CFS Medical Research Funding in Any COVID-19 Relief Package
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 28, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Dept. of Defense - Durbin, Colleagues Press Pentagon For Answers On Lack Of CARES Act Funding Being Spent
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| May 28, 2020
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Letter to Joseph V. Cuffari, Inspector of Department of Homeland Security - California Congressional Members Lead Request for Investigation of Death at Detention Facility and ICE Measures During COVID Crisis
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| May 27, 2020
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Letter to John Barsa, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development - Meng and Brooks Urge USAID to Prioritize Needs of Women and Girls in COVID-19 Response
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| May 27, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Hon. Mark Calabria, Dir. of the Federal Housing Finance Agency - Brown, Colleagues Seek Answers from Trump Administration on the Borrower Protection Program
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| May 27, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Baldwin Leads Bipartisan Group of Senators Calling on HUD Secretary Carson to Take Action on CDBG Funding and Guidance
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 26, 2020
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Letter to Dr. Steven Dillingham, Director of the U.S. Census Bureau - Senators to Census Bureau: Count Those Experiencing Homelessness During Pandemic
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| May 26, 2020
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Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Hawai'i Congressional Delegation Urges USDA to Provide COVID-19 Relief Funding to Aid Hawai'i's Mac Nut, Pineapple, Coffee, Speciality Crop Farmers
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 26, 2020
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Letter to Caren Harp, Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - Wyden, Harris, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on the Health and Safety of Youth in Juvenile Detention During COVID-19
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 22, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader and to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and to the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Gillibrand Joins Push To Fund Gun Violence Prevention And Support Programs Amidst Covid-19 Crisis
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| May 22, 2020
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Letter to Scott Gast, Deputy Counsel to the President - Menendez, Warren, Colleagues Request Newly Appointed "Therapeutics Czar" to Divest from Financial Interest, Resign to Boards of any Pharmaceutical, Medical and Biotech Companies
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 22, 2020
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Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Sanford Bishop Jr., Chairman of the Subcommittee on Agriculture and Related Agencies, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, and Jeff Fortenberry, Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Agriculture and Related Agencies - Island food security during COVID-19
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| May 22, 2020
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Schatz, Murkowski, Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Telehealth, Help More People Receive Health Care
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| May 22, 2020
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Whitehouse & Schatz Introduce Legislation to Create Massive Jobs Program to Hire, Train Up to 1.5 Million Worker to Fight COVID-19, Help States Safely Reopen
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| May 22, 2020
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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
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| May 22, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Wyden, Merkley Call on Trump Administration To Stop Targeting Critical Health Care Providers Based On Political Ideology
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| May 22, 2020
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Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Introduce The Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| May 21, 2020
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Senator Markey Joins Senator Hirono to Introduce Resolution to Honor May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 21, 2020
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Following New Reports of Science Suppression at CDC, Schatz Calls for Immediate Senate Action on Legislaition to Protect Scientific Research and Standards in Federal Government, Prevent Political Influence
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Sen. Brian Schatz
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| May 21, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Durbin, Colleagues Urge Senate Leadership To Include Funding For Children's Hospitals And Health Providers In Future COVID-19 Relief
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 21, 2020
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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Sen. Mazie Hirono
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| May 21, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Cornyn, Carper Lead Letter Urging Support for Independent Music Venues During Pandemic
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 20, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sens. Menendez, Baldwin and Rep. Grijalva Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| May 20, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Brown, Murray, Colleagues Demand Answers from CFPB Director on Agency's Oversight Plans for the Student Loan Market
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| May 20, 2020
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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
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| May 20, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Reps. Peter Defazio, Lloyd Doggett, Senator Elizabeth Warren Urge the Federal Reserve & Treasury to Put Workers First, Ensure Accountability in Corporate Bailouts
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 20, 2020
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Rep. Grijalva and Sens. Menendez, Baldwin Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Rep. Ed Case, ...
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| May 19, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Wyden, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration to Protect Workers From Choosing Between Health, Financial Security
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 19, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Brown, Senate Dems Blast Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director For Defending The Rulemaking Process For Payday Lending Rule
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| May 18, 2020
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Murphy, Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Reaffirm U.S. Commitment to Global Effort to Find COVID-19 Vaccine
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 18, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Neil Chatterjee, Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Senators Join Calls for FERC to Foster Dialogue on Carbon Pricing
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| May 18, 2020
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Letter to Rural Leaders and Agriculture Stakeholders - Baldwin Leads Senate Democrat's Special Committee on the Climate Crisis Outreach to Rural and Agriculture Stakeholders
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| May 18, 2020
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Whitehouse, Schatz Urge CFTC to Incorporate Carbon Pricing, Climate Financial Risk Standards into Climate Risks Report
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| May 15, 2020
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Case Lauds House Passage of Fifth COVID-19 Emergency Measure
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Rep. Ed Case
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| May 15, 2020
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Letter to Hon. Peter Gaynor, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator and Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Harris Leads Call for Accurate Count of Fatalities and Consistent Statistics During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 15, 2020
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Letter to Bill Bar, Attorney General of the Dept. of Justice, and Michael Carvajal, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Senate Democrats Urge Release of Vulnerable and Pregnant Inmates from Federal Prison in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 15, 2020
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Letter to President Donald Trump - Schatz, Senators To Trump: Instead Of Deflecting Blame For Failing Covid-19 Response, Fully Invoke Defense Production Act
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| May 15, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Durbin Joins Colleagues To Call For State Unemployment Agency Funding In Future Coronavirus-Related Legislation
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 15, 2020
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Klobuchar, Schatz, Wyden, Brown Introduce Legislation to Help Nonprofits Hire Workers During Pandemic
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| May 15, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - In a letter to USDA Secretary Perdue, 29 Senators make recommendations to protect food supply workers
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 14, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Merkley, Colleagues Call for Increased Investment in Education in Upcoming Coronavirus Relief Legislation
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 14, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Durbin Joins Colleagues To Press Labor Department To Speed Up Unemployment Disbursements And Address System Shortfalls
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 13, 2020
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Letter to Steve Dickson, Federal Aviation Administration Administrator - Required COVID-19 Testing of All Passengers
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Rep. Ed Case
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| May 13, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Tester, Moran lead bipartisan call for reimbursement plan to support VA's COVID-19 pandemic response
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Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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| May 13, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Colleagues Urge HHS To Provide Transparency On Distribution Of Remdesivir
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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| May 13, 2020
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Hawai"i Receiving $50 Million In New Federal Funding To Ramp Up COVID-19 Contact Tracing
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Sen. Brian Schatz
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