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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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Nov 7, 2017

I would be remiss if I didn't mention because people back home, and I don't mean just back home where I live, but back home where all of us live, cannot understand how the CEO of Equifax and the CEO of Yahoo! walked away with $90 million…

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Nov 7, 2017

Are we your customers? Are people--the people that--the people whose data was breached, are we your customers, or are the lenders your customers?

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Nov 7, 2017

Do you think consumers should be able to see the same information that their bank uses when the bank makes a credit decision?

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Nov 6, 2017

We're redefining broadband from 25 down, 3 up to 10 down, 1 up.

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Nov 6, 2017

To close this gap, we need more accurate information to start.

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Nov 6, 2017

This bill lifts outdated restrictions on originating sites and geographic requirements and does so in ways that can better control costs for Medicare.

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Nov 6, 2017

We should be making it easier for organizations like the Lanai Community Health Center to cut costs and improve care with these technologies.

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Nov 6, 2017

IoT brings great opportunity for everyone, regardless of their zip code.

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Oct 31, 2017

Climate change is real. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas.

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Oct 31, 2017

I believe carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas. I believe that humans have contributed to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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Oct 31, 2017

Global warming theories should not drive national energy policy without clear evidence.

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Oct 31, 2017

Climate warming trends over the past century are extremely likely due to human activities.

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Oct 16, 2017

But it is the right choice for some number of millions of Americans, is it not?

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Oct 16, 2017

The basic question is: Who should incur the costs of those mistakes--you guys or the rest of the country?

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Oct 16, 2017

But my question is: Why not all three, and why not as a matter of course?

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Oct 16, 2017

Why did the company that made the mistake make a profit off of that mistake?

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Oct 16, 2017

Why do I have to pay for a freeze?

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Oct 16, 2017

I am not asking you about a requirement. I am asking you why you generate revenue off of the mistakes of the organizations that you represent.

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Oct 16, 2017

I am asking you when a mistake occurs and 144 million people are told to do a certain thing, that certain thing should be free, shouldn't it?

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Oct 3, 2017

And why would not you inform the public about it?

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Oct 3, 2017

You do not do it very well for a living, except to the extent that you make massive profits off of making mistakes.

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Oct 3, 2017

It seems to me that that is material. It seems to me that that is reportable, and whether or not you follow the letter of the law, it seems to me that investors ought to know if something is going to impact the company.

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Oct 3, 2017

So you decided not to disclose it at all?

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Sep 27, 2017

I think these are important questions, because we're moving forward apace on all of this, and it's a non-trivial question whether or not a private sector company will now be in possession of not just personally identifying information in…

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Sep 27, 2017

I mean, I know that sounds, you know, borderline sassy.

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