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Mazie Hirono

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Mazie Keiko Hirono is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Hawaii since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 4, 2007, to January 3, 2013. Hirono is known for her advocacy on issues such as education, healthcare, and civil rights, often emphasizing the importance of public education and human rights in her public statements.

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Mar 19, 2017

It is about the working poor who are one paycheck away from being on the streets.

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Mar 19, 2017

It is about LGBTQ Americans who want the same rights as everyone else.

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Mar 19, 2017

Will the Court protect access to our justice system or slam the courthouse door to all but the wealthiest among us?

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Mar 19, 2017

Will the Court protect our land, water, our earth, or gut decades of environmental regulations?

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Mar 19, 2017

So my question really was whether you think that, on the Supreme Court, he would continue a very restrained view of workers' rights.

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Mar 19, 2017

Many of them cited that speech to justify their opposition to her nomination.

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Mar 19, 2017

Will the Court protect free and fair elections by stopping unfettered campaign spending or allow corporations and the ultra-rich to hijack our democracy with dark money?

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Mar 19, 2017

if judges are going to work this hard to strain the text of a law to undermine the purpose, which was for the safety and that a driver who made a decision based on that would not be fired, I think that makes it pretty tough for any laws…

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Mar 19, 2017

If corporations are able to spend unfettered money on American elections, what is there to stop a foreign company from funneling money into our elections through its American subsidiary?

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Mar 19, 2017

Well, clearly, elections have an impact on the composition of the Court because we have you. We do not have Judge Merrick Garland.

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Mar 19, 2017

And after the obstacles to voting we have seen since Shelby County, we now know that Congress got it right, that the evidence showed a continuing need for Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, and the Supreme Court got it wrong when it…

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Mar 19, 2017

For me, this hearing is about the people in this country who are getting screwed every single second, minute, and hour of the day.

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