"Negotiations are ongoing, but I think they're going reasonably well and the strategic importance of these relationships with the Freely Associated States continue to grow."
"These are the kinds of things that define our relationship with these Pacific Island leaders, whether we respect them."
"During the May 11 hearing, Secretary Austin confirmed that DoD established a registry of potentially exposed individuals to the Red Hill fuel spill."
"Last week I introduced a bipartisan bill with Senators Cotton and Britt and Murphy to empower parents and protect kids on social media."
"the algorithm has discovered that the way to get engagement is to upset kids."
"I was disappointed to see that the budget request makes no mention of the Native Hawaiian community."
"the people of the State of Hawaii are entitled to a fair deal on all leasing moving forward."
"promoting our national security and treating the citizens of the State of Hawaii with fairness and respect are not mutually exclusive."
"Hawaii deserves protection, too."
"Hawaii is the homeland. Hawaii is not an insular area. It is the 50th State."
"we take this really seriously."
"you may not want to re-litigate that 15 or 20 years, or 30 years on, if your life has moved on."