"Where does profit extraction rank in the organic purposes? Is that something that we are supposed to be doing as a primary purpose of our national parks?"
"I commend to you not only the legislation that Ms. Tokuda referred to, and not only the need to assist our small businesses in Maui but in particular as well the Heal Maui Act which I will soon introd..."
"I endorse everything that she just said to you."
"Mahalo."
"This economic consequence of the fires is hitting our Hawaii small businesses hard."
"I am going to, myself, soon be introducing what we refer to as the Heal Maui Act, which is a comprehensive legislative proposal designed to provide swift and meaningful and direct support to our small..."
"At this time of unprecedented disaster in my home state of Hawaii, Congress must do everything possible to support those who are struggling."
"Understanding the compounding financial impact COVID and the fire have had on our small business, I introduced the Microenterprise Assistance and Urgent Investment for Supporting Trade, Recovery Opera..."
"They were, as she has testified, one of the worst natural disasters in our country's history."
"I recently introduced H.R. 3971, the Flatside Wilderness Additions Act."
"I invite you to consider we in the East and South often have a different relationship."