Mazie Hirono: “I would really like this Committee, Mr. Chairman, to focus very clearly on the obligations of these other Departments…”

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

That’s why Senate Democrats are here speaking out and fighting back. We know what’s at stake, and we refuse to stand by while Republicans undermine our democracy and our sacred right to vote.

Families of students with disabilities deserve an educational system that is going to provide their kids with the education services that (are) required under IDEA.

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.