Brian Schatz: “We would like to thank Ranking Member Schatz for his tireless work as an original sponsor of the OPEN Government Data…”

Hurricanes and floods and tornadoes and fires don’t pick and choose their targets based on how the last election went.

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.

Recovering from back-to-back hurricanes requires significant resources, and help is on the way. I thank the president for approving these disaster declarations which will unlock federal resources and help our state and county governments…

It’s the warming planet.