Master Sergeant Nicholas Oresko was a platoon leader with the Company C, 94th Infantry Division of the United States Army and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his action on January 23, 1945, in Germany. While Company C was conducting an…

Lieutenant Colonel Joe M. Jackson was awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy in Vietnam. Colonel Jackson volunteered to attempt the rescue of a…

Also on behalf of my colleague Congressman Rahall from West Virginia, I, with great pleasure, rise to honor Hershel Woodrow Williams and his heroic efforts and service. I had the honor of meeting Hershel last year when he and the other…

I'm so proud personally to be able to join with my friend and colleague, Representative Rodney Davis, as we lead this bipartisan Special Order to remember and to honor the extraordinary sacrifice and displays of true love of country that…

I'm so proud to stand here today to join Congressman Rodney Davis from Illinois and the rest of my colleagues as we honor the 79 living Medal of Honor recipients, which include U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Allan Jay Kellogg, who's…

On behalf of Chris Van Hollen from the State of Maryland, I would like to honor First Lieutenant Brian Thacker of the United States Army. He was with the 92nd Field Artillery Regiment and received his Medal of Honor for actions on March…

Private 1st Class Robert Ernest Simanek was serving in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, and received his Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in Korea on August 17, 1952. When his unit came under attack by…

While tonight we're honoring the remaining living veterans who have been recipients of the Medal of Honor, I would like to take a moment to remember a Medal of Honor recipient who is near and dear to my heart, to the State of Hawaii, to…

I wish to speak for a few minutes in support of the bill currently before the Senate, S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013. It has taken a long time for this bipartisan legislation to make it to the floor…

I rise to speak on the Affordable Care Act. At home in Hawaii we have a saying, ``Lucky you live Hawaii.'' That can mean a lot of different things to different people, but when talking about access to affordable, effective care, this…

I rise today to introduce the Ka`u Coast Preservation Act of 2013, a bill directing the National Park Service to assess the feasibility of designating certain coastal lands on the Ka`u Coast of the island of Hawaii as units of the National…

Do you consider that a loophole that should be closed?

I want to commend all of you for your commitment in helping our servicemembers, veterans and their families

So, if we pursue a remedy such as requiring that the G.I. Bill loans be included in the 90 percent, that would take away the incentive for some of these bad actors from targeting veterans?

Certainly, Hawaii is a State where there is a huge military presence as well as many veterans.

I want to thank the Chair and Vice-Chair for holding this important hearing today to consider three important legislative measures.

I especially want to thank Senator Cantwell and Senator Barrasso for their strong leadership in introducing and holding a prompt hearing on, S. 1352, a bill to reauthorize the Native American Housing and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA)…

It's particularly important to the Hawaii tourism economy which has helped to drive our unemployment below 5 percent.