Mazie Hirono: “Everything, because, as the hours were on, and she kept getting attacked in an unfounded way, I -- it truly came home to…”

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

With Hawaii being home to 40% of the country’s endangered and threatened plant species in the country, celebrating biodiversity and promoting environmental conservation is critical to uplifting our state’s history and culture.

This bill will take food assistance--the literal means by which some people are able to put nutritious food on the table--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.