Brian Schatz: “I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider…”

It shouldn’t take this long to return Native remains to their communities. Indigenous people have waited long enough. It's time for these museums and universities to stop the delays and finally do the right thing.

These are not bureaucratic mix-ups. Every day this money doesn't get to where it's supposed to go; every contribution, worth hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars, is delayed, people go hungry. People get sick. People die.

But now the State Department has to start executing on what the law says.

These federal funds will help Hawai?i move quickly to clear debris, restore access, and begin making the repairs our roads and highways need.