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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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Sep 5, 2018

If there is anything that the U.S. Senate or the U.S. Government could be doing that it is not doing, I want you not to hesitate to contact any or all of us instantly.

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Aug 28, 2018

Senator McCain may have represented the people of Arizona, but in doing so, he changed the world. His family legacy and leadership are, actually, partly rooted in the Pacific. He met his wife, Cindy, in Honolulu, and generations of McCains…

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Aug 21, 2018

Senator Schatz visited our program. He encouraged us to collect information on our outcomes beyond our successes in saving our language and culture.

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Aug 21, 2018

What is happening in Hawaiian immersion schools is truly special. Students that would ordinarily be considered the most likely to fail are succeeding at an unprecedented rate.

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Aug 21, 2018

Language is a key piece to strengthen a people, and the Native American cultures around our Country need to be strengthened.

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Aug 21, 2018

I think this is a really interesting instance of us not having to fight over what we feel is right in our guts.

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Aug 21, 2018

Investing in Native language invests in that culture and it will help boost their self-esteem; it helps boost their ability to be successful in this world.

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Aug 16, 2018

I further 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…

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Aug 16, 2018

we swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States, including its First Amendment, which says, in part, ``Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment, or religion, or prohibiting the free exercise…

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Aug 15, 2018

Do you consider my line of inquiry a false attack?

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Aug 15, 2018

Improving telehealth is a bipartisan issue. I have worked to advance telehealth with Senators Thune and Wicker, among others.

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Aug 15, 2018

Did it ever occur to you to say, 'You know, I've got these doubts now...'

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Aug 15, 2018

So we'll follow up with each of the Commissioners. This is an essential part of policy here.

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Aug 15, 2018

I guess what I'm looking for is some measure of accountability as the Chairman.

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Jul 30, 2018

Congress should act to protect the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield by making the Privacy Shield Ombudsperson a permanent position.

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Jul 30, 2018

We are here today to talk about governing an Internet that is truly international.

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Jul 30, 2018

I think that's consistent with what we do offline and there's no reason not to do that.

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Jul 30, 2018

I don't think there's any First Amendment protection for impersonating Americans or for bot nets or for automated trolling.

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Jul 30, 2018

I think we all agree on that, but if the U.S. isn't providing concrete alternatives... they're going to adopt those standards and they're not going to inure to our benefit.

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Jul 25, 2018

It seems to me that anything that is large enough, even if there is no real direct nexus to national security issues...

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Jul 25, 2018

it seems to me that we're playing chicken with China, and the fundamental disadvantages that we have are numerous

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Jul 24, 2018

unlicensed spectrum is another critical input for access to the Internet.

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Jul 24, 2018

keeping government out of the way

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Jul 24, 2018

I don't know what that--what is that?

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Jul 24, 2018

I do want to understand whether there's anything for the legislative branch to do, other than stay out of the way.

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