Mazie Hirono: “I think it was important for Secretary Mattis to visit Japan and South Korea as his first official secretarial duties.”

We should be supporting our public schools, not taking resources away from them.

I want to start by thanking my colleague from Maryland, Senator Cardin, for pointing out the need for mental health services in our country and the disparities that exist in our country in providing such services. I thank Senator Cardin.

Judicial appointments should not be politicized; they must be based on merit.

He’s putting in all the people that will support him, or have a relationship to him.