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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· May 16, 2021

I think we`re not losing your shot.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· May 16, 2021

How fundamental could it be that one should be able to decide -- a woman should be able to control her own body? How fundamental is that?

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· May 16, 2021

Then there’s no longer a constitutionally protected right for a woman to have control over her own body.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· May 16, 2021

There are already bills to do that, as you probably know. And this is why, when the court is so far to the right, and it’s no longer, in my view, an objective court on so many of these issues, then we talk about expanding the court.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· May 16, 2021

I think we have to assume will go in the direction that the far right, sort of religious right wants it to go, that it would be like the dog catching the car.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· May 13, 2021

I rise today to reintroduce the `I Am Vanessa Guillen Act' that addresses longstanding systemic problems in the way that the military responds to sexual harassment and sexual assault. I thank Representative Speier and Representative Mullin…

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Kaiali'i Kahele
@kaialiikahele· Democratic · HI· May 12, 2021

Today it is with overwhelming pride that I rise to congratulate the 2021 NCAA Men's Volleyball National Champions of the University of Hawaii. In Columbus, Ohio this past Saturday, the Rainbow Warriors dominated Brigham Young University in…

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· May 12, 2021

We should make policy to make sure that this happens regardless of who is in charge of the state government in a particular place.

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· May 12, 2021

Programmatic environmental review is, in my view, one of the sweet spots maintaining the integrity of NEPA but making things work a little bit better.

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· May 12, 2021

one of the most constructive things that may be able to happen, going forward, is if the four, the testifiers would continue a dialogue because the opportunity for cross-pollination of really smart ideas is really extraordinary.

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· May 12, 2021

Every day that we fail to act we become more vulnerable.

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· May 12, 2021

If you could give us one piece of advice as it relates to the Federal Department of Transportation being nimble enough to accommodate all of this new technology, what would that piece of advice be?

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· May 12, 2021

$8 billion is not nearly enough for DOT's resiliency investments over a five-year period.

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· May 12, 2021

But if you are trying to drive Federal policy as it relates to climate resilience, then that worries me a bit.

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· May 12, 2021

Thank you very much. I want to thank our staff, the ranking member, all of the members, and especially the testifiers. This was a really constructive hearing.

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· May 12, 2021

We need to build back better to be more resilient.

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· May 11, 2021

Today's oversight hearing, the third in this Committee's COVID-19 Response series, will focus on the pandemic's impact on Native tourism economies.

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