Mazie Hirono: “One of the ways that we can really ensure that our veterans get the health care they need is to create community-based…”

The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a major turning point in our country that finally gave many previously excluded people of color real access to the polls.

It is more urgent than ever that Congress pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Republicans' budget resolution would provide another $140 billion for immigration enforcement. With that amount Republicans have proposed, Democrats could fully fund Federal programs for low-income students, fully fund Federal programs for…

I rise today to celebrate Medicare and Medicaid, two programs that have enabled millions--millions--of Americans to get the healthcare they need. Sixty years ago today, President Johnson signed into law a bill creating these two critical…