Although I arrived late to this hearing and I apologize for that, but I had a conflict.
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.
I think one of the concerns, though, is that the wholesale elimination of Section 230, which--I mean, I do support, you know, holding these platforms responsible for the kind of hugely harmful content, but it does get into First Amendment…
I certainly support the idea of making COFA's FSM and Micronesian brothers and sisters eligible for Medicaid.
It is very clear that we need to do more, and I think if we present a united front in the need for more reimbursements...
It is going to take some work, I think, for us to work through some of the visa issues that you have to enable you to attract more workers.
I plan to reintroduce the Compact-Impact Fairness Act, which would restore COFA citizens' access to all federal public benefits.
we would like to have the Medicare reimbursement schedule changed for states like Hawaii.
Same for Hawaii. So the amounts that come to you and to Hawaii and other places are very short of what is expended to take care of our friends.
We put in a lot of money to enable states like Hawaii to get on with moving away from dependence on fossil fuel.
I think that kind of a life experience really informs you what you want to do with your life.





