Mazie Hirono: “Now, this is an issue that I know that we have been attempting to address for over a decade...”

We have a President who tried to totally eliminate the Department of Education.

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.

Notwithstanding rule XXII, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the following bills, en bloc: Calendar No. 617, H.R. 6062, and Calendar No. 393, S. 2615. There being no objection, the Senate…

In August, Hawaii experienced our worst natural disaster since becoming a State in 1959 and the deadliest wildfire in our country since 1918.