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Hawaiʻi congressional delegation urges immigration support to those impacted by wildfires

Senators Mazie K. Hirono and Brian Schatz, along with House Reps. Ed Case and Jill Tokuda, have called on US Citizenship and Immigration Services to expand efforts in aiding immigrant community members impacted by the Maui wildfires.

Schatz leads bipartisan effort to expand telehealth coverage, improve patient care

Sen. Schatz joins others in a bipartisan effort to reintroduce the CONNECT for Health Act, a comprehensive bill aimed at expanding Medicare coverage for telehealth services, ensuring permanent telehealth flexibilities post-COVID-19, and enhancing healthcare access and outcomes for patients across the country.

34 Hawai‘i health care providers to receive $30M on federal COVID-19 relief

The payments focus on supporting smaller health care providers that have experienced revenue losses related to the pandemic and providers serving Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Medicare beneficiaries.

Schatz Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Boost Homeland Missile Defense

The bill – a direct response to continued aggression from North Korea – seeks to strengthen and improve the reliability, capability, and capacity of US homeland missile defense.

Schatz Announces Subcommittee Assignments for 115th Congress

Schatz will serve as the lead Democrat on the Telecommunications subcommittee and MilCon/VA appropriations subcommittee

Sen. Schatz Comments on State of Union Address

“From the economic recovery to healthcare reform to historic global action on climate change, we have seen real results that have strengthened our economy and provided more opportunities for working families.”

Schatz Named Chair for Subcommittee on Water and Power

Senator Schatz, who was appointed on Dec. 26, 2012, is now ranked 86th in overall seniority, and 45 out of 54 among fellow Democrats.