#U.S. Senate

Hirono leads US senators in demanding a ‘full and accurate accounting’ of costs of Iran War

Hawaiʻi US Sen. Mazie Hirono led Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats in demanding that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provide a full accounting of US military casualties from Operation Epic Fury, citing inconsistencies in the Pentagon’s public reporting on deaths and injuries in the Iran conflict. In a letter sent this week to Hegseth, Joint Chiefs […]

Hirono urges Interior Secretary to restore funding for environmental research and conservation program

US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono sent a letter to US Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum urging him to reconsider the Trump Administration’s decision to eliminate funding for the US Geological Survey’s Ecosystems Mission Area.

Schatz, Democrats call on HHS to restore Title X funding in 23 states

On April 1, the Trump administration began withholding full or partial Title X grants in the affected states, cutting all funds to Hawai‘i and impacting 23 states.

Schatz leads bill to permanently expand telehealth as pandemic-era coverage nears expiration

Without Congressional action, current Telehealth flexibilities will expire Sept. 30, 2025.

US Senate passes legislation to support Native Hawaiian survivors of gender-based violence

Native Hawaiian women have been unable to access critical resources included in the Violence Against Women Act, but a recently passed amendment to the law will make it possible.