Brian Schatz: “We need to ensure that our gaming policies reflect the needs and aspirations of Native communities.”

People are going broke, and they are doing it to you on purpose.

The good news is that we've reestablished a bipartisan principle that we should still be present in the world, that we should still alleviate suffering, that we should still provide economic assistance, that we should still respond to…

Hawai‘i’s housing crisis affects everyone, including Native Hawaiians,” said Vice Chair Schatz. “We simply have to make it easier to build housing. I appreciated hearing directly from leaders who are working every day to get more housing…

These are things in statutory law. This is not the Ford Foundation where they say, 'Well, we've changed our grant criteria.' This is a matter of federal law, and they have to follow it.