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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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Jun 15, 2021

Can you please give me an update?

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Jun 9, 2021

Yeah. I just think we need more regulatory staff.

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Jun 9, 2021

we have to find ways to either change things, like how much we allow vouchers to really be effective

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Jun 9, 2021

We must admit that resilience is not a luxury. We cannot adapt to the effects of climate change by nickeling and diming it.

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Jun 9, 2021

I agree with the Secretary that it is time for bold action.

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Jun 9, 2021

Does the FAA have a realistic plan to work with the airlines to achieve their goal of zero carbon emissions by 2050?

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Jun 9, 2021

Thank you. We had this extraordinary hearing a couple of weeks ago on resiliency, especially in the context of climate change, and there was a researcher from the University of Maine who had this extraordinary technology, some of it funded…

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Jun 9, 2021

I hope we will be able to quickly come to a budget agreement to mark up this July.

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Jun 9, 2021

I am very concerned about youth use of e-cigarettes.

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Jun 9, 2021

HUD has become a sort of politically polarized agency with the notable exception of many members, on a bipartisan basis.

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Jun 9, 2021

Decades of discriminatory housing policies have segregated neighborhoods, creating economic inequality for minority communities.

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Jun 9, 2021

Look, we have got to appropriate money to affordable housing, but the truth is, lots of local governments are actually creating housing shortages and then lamenting housing shortages.

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Jun 9, 2021

The President's budget addresses the affordable housing crisis head on, and dramatically strengthens our social safety net for the most vulnerable among us.

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Jun 9, 2021

We need to get people back to work, and housing needs to be part of those priorities.

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Jun 9, 2021

This is not just a safety issue for the residents of public housing, it is an issue of both racial justice and climate justice.

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Jun 9, 2021

This is an honest and clean request that avoids previous gimmicks to eliminate popular programs like CDBG and HOME.

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Jun 8, 2021

The U.S. shares a unique political relationship with the native Hawaiian community.

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Jun 8, 2021

Unless Congress acts, we will go back to the Dark Ages, with very limited access to telehealth.

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Jun 8, 2021

We're taken by surprise, totally flat-footed.

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Jun 8, 2021

We want to make sure that we are on equal footing with all native people.

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Jun 8, 2021

Last month, Mr. Secretary, you said that telehealth can be a godsend.

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Jun 8, 2021

I do not think we are prepared to do that, in terms of executing on it.

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Jun 8, 2021

We want to do the right thing here ... passing an NIL bill at the Congressional level is critical to moving forward.

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Jun 8, 2021

If we are trying to enact a national NIL standard, ... why we would also try to complicate this matter by providing immunity against claims from former students.

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Jun 8, 2021

We need to prioritize the voices of Native Americans in our policies.

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