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Brian Schatz

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Brian Emanuel Schatz is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Hawaii since December 26, 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, Schatz has focused on issues such as climate change, healthcare, and education during his time in office. He succeeded Daniel Akaka and has been an advocate for renewable energy and environmental protection, reflecting Hawaii's unique ecological challenges and opportunities.

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Apr 8, 2024

Overseas MILCON is never the most exciting thing for a Member of the United States Senate to fund, but it is really essential in the Indo-Pacific theater.

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Apr 8, 2024

The soldiers also love it, they love it. And that is not a trivial aspect of this program.

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Mar 22, 2024

earlier this week, some Republicans--I think the Republican Study Committee, 170 House Members--released their plans for governing next year. Here are some of the things on their healthcare wish list: ending Medicare as we know it, which…

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Mar 22, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that we start the 12 noon vote now. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Mar 22, 2024

I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will call the roll The legislative clerk called the roll.

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Mar 19, 2024

Congress is failing disaster survivors across the country right now. Whether in Lahaina or in Burlington, survivors are not getting the full support of the Federal Government because Congress has yet to provide funding for long-term…

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Mar 7, 2024

women and families across the country are confronting impossible choices because of Republican extremism on abortion. Do you risk your own health with a high-risk pregnancy or do you risk being thrown in jail for trying to get an abortion…

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Mar 7, 2024

the Senate will soon vote--how soon, unclear--but soon vote on an appropriations package which, among other bills, includes one from the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Subcommittee, which I chair. I want to take a moment to…

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Feb 29, 2024

before I begin my remarks, in the Hawaii Legislature, there was a common custom to ask the presiding officer that the previous speaker's remarks were adopted as if they were my own. And although I didn't listen to the entirety--I am not…

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Feb 11, 2024

there is no good reason to delay the security and humanitarian assistance in this national security supplemental package any longer. Ukraine is running dangerously low on munitions on the eve of the second anniversary of Putin's invasion…

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Feb 8, 2024

We write to express our support for the Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2023.

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Feb 8, 2024

We write to express our support for the Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2023.

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Feb 7, 2024

Access to clean water is a basic human right.

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Feb 7, 2024

We write to express our support for the Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2023.

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Feb 6, 2024

I write today in strong support of the Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023.

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Feb 6, 2024

I write today in strong support of the Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023.

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Feb 1, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S…

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Feb 1, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 541, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk…

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Feb 1, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

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Feb 1, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 3 p.m. on Monday, February 5; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

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Feb 1, 2024

I have two requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

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Feb 1, 2024

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order following the remarks of Senator Duckworth. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING…

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Feb 1, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 529. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk…

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