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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Aug 13, 2020

The president continues to show all of us what a misogynist he is, from the very beginning. And he continues to attack strong women, because he can't handle strong women.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Aug 13, 2020

It's par for the course with President Trump, because he really thinks that the rule of law does not apply to him, and he can do whatever he wants.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Aug 13, 2020

I think what we're going to see from the Republican side is a description of an alternative reality, a reality that says the pandemic is under control, that our economy is going to be great, our schools are going to be reopening, all of…

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Aug 10, 2020

after the chaos of the Trump administration, we're going to need a strong team, people with integrity and a commitment to people to lead our country. And that would be the Biden-Harris team.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Aug 10, 2020

Joe Biden was looking for somebody tough, smart, ready to lead. And he got that from Kamala.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Aug 10, 2020

The President can't handle strong women because in that same proceeding, he's called me nasty and vicious regarding Kavanaugh.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Aug 6, 2020

the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the people doing the truly essential work in our country, and it isn't the Fortune 500 CEO, hedge fund manager, or investment banker. It is the home healthcare worker providing essential care to homebound…

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· Aug 4, 2020

we are on the precipice of a depression because of politics. Right now, every single State and most counties and most cities are experiencing a budget crisis like they haven't seen in generations. Tax revenues are down due to high…

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jul 30, 2020

I would say that the views expressed by the good Senator from Missouri are not views widely shared by people in this country. And to compare the decisions in Plessy v. Ferguson and the Dred Scott decisions with the Roe decision dishonors…

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Tulsi Gabbard
@tulsigabbard· Democratic · HI· Jul 30, 2020

I commend my colleague from Michigan for his leadership on this very important bipartisan issue. There should not be much dispute around the constitutional basis for the need of this change. In plain language, civil forfeiture basically…

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jul 23, 2020

as we finally begin negotiations on the next COVID bill, I note that Democrats were ready to come to the table with a sense of urgency at least 2 months ago, when the House passed the Heroes Act. Before I begin my remarks on education…

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· Jul 21, 2020

I ask unanimous consent that we start the vote now. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Under the previous order, the question occurs on agreeing to the Schatz amendment No. 2252. The yeas and…

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· Jul 21, 2020

I call up amendment No. 2252, as provided for under the previous order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Hawaii [Mr. Schatz] proposes an amendment numbered 2252 to…

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· Jul 21, 2020

Senators Murkowski, Harris, Paul, and I are offering a bipartisan amendment that proposes reasonable, commonsense reforms to the 1033 Program. Groups on the left and the right support it, including the NAACP, the National Urban League…

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· Jul 21, 2020

I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'')

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· Jul 21, 2020

just by way of rebuttal to the Senator from Wyoming, to make clear what the Schatz-Murkowski-Harris-Paul amendment does, we were very thoughtful and deliberative and collaborative with Members of the Senate to ensure that the problem he is…

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Tulsi Gabbard
@tulsigabbard· Democratic · HI· Jul 20, 2020

Unfortunately, the Trump administration has withdrawn from historic international treaties and agreements that previous leaders of our country have negotiated where, instead of walking away from what were deemed impossible agreements at…

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