Mazie Hirono: “I really wanted to bring focus on the importance of our forested watersheds and that it is a part of the Energy…”

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.

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.

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.