A strong diplomatic corps is a national security asset, and we should treat it that way.

Withholding these investments will significantly reduce programming worldwide, with particularly severe consequences for populations already facing heightened hardship due to prior aid terminations and reductions.

The plan includes spending up to $3.2 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 development and global health funding on close-out costs, instead of lifesaving and other congressionally-directed programs, which constitutes an unnecessary and…

We therefore demand that the Administration obligate the full $3.2 billion in expiring FY25 assistance, including the $2 billion global health funding, consistent with the law.

“Today’s bipartisan vote in the House will mean DHS can finally reopen. For Hawai‘i, this will ensure FEMA disaster recovery support and other federal resources for communities impacted by the recent storms will continue without…

“But if you empower the FTC to go after the payment processors, then they would have a perfect right to go and say, ‘You may not work with these offshore shops if they are not complying with federal law having to do with micro prop bets.’”

It is always the case that something in the Middle East undermines our ability to project power in the Asia-Pacific region.

“Micro prop [bets are] insidious in that [they] can be manipulated by a player or anyone else,” said Senator Schatz, a senior member of the Senate Commerce Committee.

“We think we, legislatively, have a pathway here. It doesn’t solve every problem, and it certainly doesn’t solve every problem as it relates to the challenges that individuals and society [are] facing with gambling.

“Science should be nonpartisan, regardless of administration,” said Senator Schatz.

We just had a series of storms and flooding events, and President Trump just signed a major disaster declaration. In particular, the Kula Hospital has 105 long-term senior care beds, and it’s no longer operational. The governor just…

Keith Regan brings decades of public service experience and steady leadership — and our cabinet, emergency management teams and county partners are fully coordinated to respond quickly and effectively if needed.

I want you to assert your authority and implement the law we have passed because that is the only way we will be able to pass the new bill.

I happen to be the only naturalized citizen sitting on this committee, and I am horrified by the implication that naturalized citizens basically get second-class citizenship.

Our goal is straightforward: protect vulnerable residents, safeguard taxpayer dollars and ensure every available tool is being used to identify and address fraud, waste and abuse.

"But this regime is not interested in helping millions of students get degrees," said Senator Hirono.

“With suicide rates among Native Hawaiians in Hawaii being close to double the national average and mental health treatment utilization among Asian Americans remaining alarmingly low, it’s clear our AANHPI communities need more mental…

"Where are we in terms of how many employees you have?"