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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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Jul 24, 2018

we're advocating for additional spectrum right adjacent to the upper band of 5 gigahertz.

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Jul 23, 2018

I think more people enjoying and appreciating our oceans and coasts is a good thing, because people are willing to take care of the things that they love and that they enjoy.

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Jul 23, 2018

It just simply makes sense to build more resilient coastal infrastructure.

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Jul 23, 2018

If you destroy coastal ecosystems, then what you end up having to do, as a city or a town, is essentially levy taxes to reconstitute those services that the ecosystem provides.

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Jul 18, 2018

I do not do hearings so I can put a clip up on YouTube.

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Jun 28, 2018

I want to share an update about what is happening with the Kilauea volcano in my home State of Hawaii. The first thing people need to know is that the State of Hawaii remains safe to visit and that the Island of Hawaii, where the volcano…

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Jun 25, 2018

Thank you for having this bipartisan hearing. I want to thank you for the way you conduct all of your hearings.

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Jun 25, 2018

I want to thank Chairman Alexander as well as Vice Chair Leahy, Chairman Shelby, Chairman Boozman, and many other people who have made this minibus work. We are going to adopt it tonight. I hope that our work over the last week has set the…

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Jun 19, 2018

I ask unanimous consent that Olivia Harris, Ramsay Eyre, Madeleine Granda, Brendon McGovern, and Jack Plunkett be granted floor privileges for the length of the current debate on H.R. 5895, an act making appropriations for Energy and Water…

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Jun 19, 2018

I am pleased to join my colleague from Arkansas, the chairman of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee in presenting this bill for consideration before the full Senate. I thank him for his work to…

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Jun 13, 2018

CRA was passed to stop redlining, correct?

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Jun 12, 2018

Your job, as you know, is partly to tell the truth about technology.

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Jun 12, 2018

We are just maddened by the FCC's process, just deeply, deeply frustrated both with the inaccuracy of the maps...

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Jun 12, 2018

We all know our states really well, and we can look at a place and say, nope.

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May 22, 2018

Yesterday, as you know, Congress passed a law requiring you to consider alternative credit scoring models, which actually sounds pretty good to me.

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May 22, 2018

You cannot lead a science agency if you are not grounded by the science.

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May 22, 2018

I object to the termination of those grants.

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May 22, 2018

There is no way to move forward if you are going to be undermining the science.

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May 22, 2018

I do not think it is easy for you to come to that conclusion.

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May 22, 2018

The President has requested $19.9 billion for NASA as a whole, which is 4 percent lower than what the Congress enacted in fiscal year 2018.

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May 22, 2018

I want to thank you for your years of service.

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May 22, 2018

The problem is essentially they operate in the dark. They are unaccountable.

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May 22, 2018

I think it is essential for one of the premier science agencies of the Federal Government for you to abide by the science.

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May 22, 2018

This budget repeats requests we rejected last fiscal year: Zero-ing out education, Cutting Earth Science and next generation transportation systems.

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May 16, 2018

in December, the FCC made a colossal mistake by rolling back net neutrality protections. Today, the Senate has an opportunity to begin the process of righting that wrong with an up-or-down vote to overturn the FCC's repeal and to restore…

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