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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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Aug 6, 2022

I raise a point of order that the pending amendment violates section 4106 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, H. Con. Res. 71, of the 115th Congress, the Senate pay-as-you-go point of order. Vote on Motion to…

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Jul 28, 2022

This gets us 40 percent of the way to our targets, which is a 40 percent reduction in emissions by 2030.

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Jul 28, 2022

The planet is on fire. We have no choice at all about this.

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Jul 28, 2022

I think it’s like an A-minus. I think it’s very good.

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Jul 26, 2022

This hearing is about justice and recognition for the tribes involved.

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Jul 26, 2022

the claims of Bettie Ligon and the other litigants was a just cause and deserved to have their day in court

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Jul 21, 2022

This legislation will create a Congressional Commission to locate and analyze the records from the over four hundred known Indian boarding schools.

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Jul 21, 2022

This Congressional Commission will bring together boarding school survivors, tribal representatives, along with experts in education, health, and children and families.

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Jul 19, 2022

Chairman Schatz, Vice Chairman Murkowski, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on S. 4439.

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Jul 19, 2022

These 1,000 acres are the heart of the Karuk's ancestral territory, literally the center of the universe.

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Jul 19, 2022

This legislation would restore free and undisturbed access for the Karuk people to their sacred places.

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Jul 19, 2022

Please support passage of S. 2907 and H.R. 5444 now.

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Jul 19, 2022

We urge the Committee on Indian Affairs and all members of Congress to ensure the authorizing language for S. 2907/H.R. 5444 supports the best truth gathering process.

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Jul 12, 2022

I rise today in support of the nominations of Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez to be the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Dr. Agnes Schaefer to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and Mr…

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Jul 12, 2022

I urge the Senate to pass S. 2907, which acknowledges the harm done to Native Americans by boarding schools designed to strip them of their cultural heritage.

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Jul 11, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the scheduled vote occur immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

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Jun 27, 2022

We are grateful for the opportunity to showcase some of the infrastructure that we have rebuilt in our homelands.

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Jun 22, 2022

I would love to see if there is more we can do in that area.

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Jun 22, 2022

We need to explore those opportunities, even as we try to help people get better broadband connection.

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Jun 22, 2022

If confirmed, Mr. Thompson would serve during an important time in U.S.-Nepalese relations.

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Jun 22, 2022

last month, the U.S. Department of the Interior released an investigative report on our country's Indian boarding school system. From 1819 to 1969, more than 400 of these schools operated across what today are 37 States. The Indian…

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Jun 22, 2022

We need to act on issues of climate change together.

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Jun 22, 2022

I had a constructive conversation with several Pacific Island nation ambassadors about a month ago.

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Jun 22, 2022

We all know that illegally deforested products are impermissible from an import standpoint in the United States.

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Jun 21, 2022

We owe it to the survivors and their families to uncover the truth and provide justice.

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