
I rise in support of the package of bills on the Senate floor. But first, I want to share a brief update on the situation on Maui. We are now a month on from the devastating wildfires that killed 115 people and leveled the town of Lahaina…
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I rise in support of the package of bills on the Senate floor. But first, I want to share a brief update on the situation on Maui. We are now a month on from the devastating wildfires that killed 115 people and leveled the town of Lahaina…

At this time I invite all of my colleagues who have ties to Maui, who have been to Maui, or who stand by our community to join me here in the well of the Chamber. Louise Abigail was 97 and an active grandmother that lived in the Hale…

Nobody's talking about interfering with the right of a parent to determine what kind of material his or her child should have access to.

I should think that there is more harm to a young person who thinks that he or she can be shot to death in a school than being exposed to certain kinds of subjects in books.

Nobody's talking about interfering with the right of a parent to determine what kind of material his or her child should have access to.

Is there any evidence that says that exposure to certain kinds of books leads to harm to a community? Does exposure to an LGBTQ+ book somehow cause harm to the reader? Is there any evidence to that effect?

I should think that there is more harm to a young person who thinks that he or she can be shot to death in a school than being exposed to certain kinds of subjects in books.

Is there any evidence that says that exposure to certain kinds of books leads to harm to a community? Does exposure to an LGBTQ+ book somehow cause harm to the reader? Is there any evidence to that effect?

I should think that there is more harm to a young person who thinks that he or she can be shot to death in a school than being exposed to certain kinds of subjects in books.

Is there any evidence that says that exposure to certain kinds of books leads to harm to a community?

Nobody's talking about interfering with the right of a parent to determine what kind of material his or her child should have access to.

How do we create the bipartisan framework so that when we find this, we create a climate where people can listen?

I worry that with AI, such information will only become more rampant with future disasters.

tomorrow marks 1 month since the devastating fires that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina on Maui and damaged several of Maui's upcountry communities. These devastating fires and the events that followed have been harrowing for all…

I would expect that you will do everything you can to have women and minorities be very much a part of a system that really means innovation and leadership in our country.