WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Press Releases Case Decries Trump Attempt To Dismantle U.S. Department Of Education (Washington, DC) - U.S, Representative Ed Case (Hawai'i-First) today decried President Trump's effort to abolish the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) as "one of the broadest and deepest and outright shortsighted and heartless of many attacks on the foundations of our society to date." "Education, especially our colle more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case Questions Secretary Of The Army On Deletion Of Web Page Devoted To The Legendary 442nd Regimental Combat Team His letter also inquires on apparent removal of countless webpages related to military units with Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander servicemembers (Washington, DC) - U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai'i - District 1) today asked Secretary of the Army Daniel P. Driscoll to  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following floor remarks on March 17, 2025: * * * Case Speaks on the Sustainable Budget Act I rise to focus attention on one of our most pressing crises: our rapidly deteriorating federal budget, crippled by unsustainable annual deficits and accelerating overall debt. While most prefer to deny or explain it away, we all recognize it, and we all must address it. Our federal budget operates on principles no different from those of a bu more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono Condemns Republican Budget Resolution, Warns Against Cuts to Medicaid That Would Impact Thousands in Hawaii ~ House Republican Budget Resolution could cause over 140,000 Medicaid recipients in Hawaii to lose their health insurance ~ WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement in response to the House Republican budget resolution, which laid out po more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono Condemns Trump Decision to Fire Democratic Commissioners of FTC Sen. Hirono: "This illegal act is yet another example of Trump's attempt to cripple government and get rid of any officials or agencies that stand in his way by following the law." WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement in response to Donald Trump's decision to fire the only two  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono Condemns Trump Executive Order Aimed at Dismantling Department of Education Sen. Hirono: "Through his attempt to abolish the Department of Education, Donald Trump will continue his focus on crippling our government and sow chaos in schools and communities across the country by eliminating crucial programs that our children rely on." WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D- more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono Condemns Trump's Invocation of Antiquated Xenophobic Law Targeting Immigrants Sen. Hirono: "Donald Trump is not making anyone safer by resorting to unlawful actions that only inflict further chaos on our immigration system, immigrant communities, and our country." WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Demand Education Secretary McMahon Reinstate Federal Student Aid Workers Lawmakers: "Parents, students, and borrowers should have access to a well-functioning federal student aid system that reliably lowers education costs." WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and 8 colleagues in sending a letter  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Protect, Strengthen Women's Retirement Security ~ Barriers like pay inequality, time out of the workforce leaves women's retirement savings lagging behind men's by 16 percent ~ WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Patty Murray (D-WA), and nine colleagues in reintroducing legislation to protect wom more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on March 18, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge support for my Saving Natural Ecosystems and Marine Organisms (NEMO) Act to protect the ornamental reef species living in the fragile and invaluable ecosystems of our world's endangered coral reefs. Our oceans, teeming with life and rich biodiversity, depend on the health of coral reefs, some  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Joins House Democrats Urging Administration to Protect Social Security Phone Service Washington, DC -Yesterday, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) joined 61 House Democrats in a letter sent to the Social Security Administration (SSA)expressing deep concerns over their plan to eliminate or reduce telephone services for beneficiaries. Yesterday, SSA announced an overly burdensome chang more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Rep. Tokuda Releases Statement on Trump Gutting the U.S. Dept. of Education Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin dismantling the U.S. Dept. of Education: "Gutting the U.S. Department of Education is one of the most personal, egregious cuts, especially as a par more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz: Trump Guts Department Of Education, Threatens Public Schools Nationwide HONOLULU - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. "Schools across the country rely on federal dollars but Donald Trump would rather gut their funding and funnel it into the pockets of bil more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz: Trump's Plan To Dismantle Education Department Violates Federal Trust Responsibilities, Threatens Native Students HONOLULU - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's plan to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following floor remarks on March 13, 2025: * * * Mr. President, over the past 2 months, we have seen chaos unleashed across our country as Donald Trump and Elon Musk take a chain saw to our Federal Government, firing thousands of Federal workers en masse with no explanation and more firings to come. I suspect that by the time they are through--if they are ever through--hundreds of thousands of Federal employees will have been f more PR