Mazie Hirono: “That’s why Senate Democrats are here speaking out and fighting back. We know what’s at stake, and we refuse to stand by…”

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.

As The Trump regime and Congressional Republicans continue to attack healthcare and diversity initiatives from all fronts, working to ensure healthcare is affordable and accessible to all has never been more relevant.

Donald Trump and his regime are defined by rampant corruption, treating the presidency as a get-rich-quick scheme at the expense of the American people.

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.