Mazie Hirono: “And that would be very bad for women's right to choose, bad for unions, bad for working people, LGBTQ rights, bad for…”

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.

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

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.

I happen to be the only naturalized citizen sitting on this committee, and I am horrified by the implication that naturalized citizens basically get second-class citizenship.