Brian Schatz: “Statement of Senator Schatz”

Thousands of brave service members from Hawai‘i put their lives on the line to serve our country. This federal funding will help us improve and maintain Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo so we can continue to honor their legacies.

Congress passed a law to invest in saving lives, protecting the American people, and advancing our interests abroad; it did not hand Trump a checkbook to spend on whatever he pleases while blocking funding for everything else.

Recent reports of security incidents with AI models make transparency and oversight all the more urgent.

We’re all paying the price for our inaction.