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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.
I thank the Senator from Oregon. I have been thinking a lot about the job of the EPA Administrator. It is one of those things we have taken for granted over many, many years, that we are going to get someone who is going to sort of play it…
Well, I thank the Senator from Rhode Island. I think one of the great challenges is that it is one thing to misunderstand the EPA's role here; that is dangerous enough as the attorney general of a State or the head of the Republican…
the Senate is preparing to vote on Congressman Mick Mulvaney to lead the Office of Management and Budget. This nomination may seem like it doesn't deserve a lot of attention because we don't hear much outside of Washington about the OMB…
climate change events are taking a toll on our economy, and they are expected to become more and more intense going forward.
At some point the Fed is going to have to recognize that climate change is real, and it is not merely an ecological issue or political issue but an economic one.
I am an institutionalist. I believe in this place. I love this place. People don't always like the rules or how they are interpreted, how they are administered, but the rules have historically differentiated the Senate from any other…
I wish to tell a story about Evelyn, a young woman I met from Molokai, which is a small rural island in the State of Hawaii. It is the kind of place that has one radio station, one high school, and everybody knows everybody. Of course…
I thank the ranking member of the HELP Committee, the senior Senator from Washington. You can trace the history of public education in America to the Original Thirteen Colonies. In 1635, boys in Boston could get a free education, and by…
back on the topic of the evening: the Congressional Review Act action to overturn the SEC's rule. I am just kind of at a loss for words. There are people back home asking how politics is going, and they have a certain set of assumptions…
I rise to speak on the stream protection rule. One of the first things we learn as kids is that if you make a mess, you are responsible to clean it up. It is good manners, but it is also a matter of ethics. It is about doing the right…
American history has been shaped by U.S. Secretaries of State. Secretary Dean Acheson guided the United States through the Cold War. Secretary Madeleine Albright proved that diplomacy does not depend on gender and that protecting refugees…
America's strategy for years has been to attract the best and the brightest, and we are a nation that doesn't rely upon old buildings and thousands of years of history to define ourselves.
On Friday at 8 p.m., President Trump signed an Executive Order banning refugees and anyone from seven Muslim majority countries from entering the United States.
Government can serve as either an enabler or an inhibitor to achieving the IoT's promise.
We've sent a message to the world which is very strong, that the welcome mat is being pulled away.
in just a few weeks, our great country will mark the 75th anniversary of President Roosevelt's Executive order authorizing the internment of hundreds of thousands of Japanese, German, and Italian Americans during World War II. They were…
more than 50 years ago, when Medicaid was created, Congress made a smart decision. Lawmakers designed a program so that if health care costs rise, if the economy starts to struggle, Medicaid would be there for the American people, no…
The absence of reciprocal standards creates a competitive advantage for the country with the lower standards.
I was extremely disappointed. The commitments in TPP were basically just strongly worded suggestions with very few requirements.
ISDS gives foreign investors final say over laws and regulations meant to improve and protect the lives of Americans.
having Scott Pruitt in charge of the EPA is bad for the air we breathe and the water we drink, and it is bad for American leadership on climate. It is not just that I have a different view from Mr. Pruitt on the Environmental Protection…
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