WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman and vice chairman, of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * SCHATZ LED EFFORTS ON SENATE FLOOR TO UNANIMOUSLY PASS THREE BILLS * * * U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, released the following statements on Senate passage of three bil more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Sen. Hirono: "The historic, natural, and cultural resources found in Lahaina indeed tell a nationally significant story--a story told nowhere else in our country. This legislation will help ensure that story can continue to be told and appreciated for generations to come." ~ Video of Senator Hirono's committee hearing remarks is available here ~ The Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee vot more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) in urging U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to apply the Leahy Law to Israel amidst gross violations of human rights by Israeli security forces. T more PR