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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 20, 2022

an increasing readiness to overturn precedent.

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Mar 20, 2022

we are seeing more and more, precedents being asked to be overturned.

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Mar 20, 2022

the Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, even though women have relied on their constitutional right to have an abortion for nearly 50 years.

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Mar 20, 2022

the minute Justice Gorsuch was confirmed, the Court finally had a conservative 5-4 majority to overturn Abood.

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Mar 20, 2022

It's about time that Black women and girls across the country can finally see themselves who look like them sitting on the highest court making decisions that will impact their lives.

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Mar 20, 2022

we have a very, in my view, an ideologically divided Court.

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Mar 20, 2022

Like your mentor, Justice Breyer, I know you will incur-- you will engage with the other Justices, both liberal and conservative.

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Mar 20, 2022

I have been asking every nominee that comes before the Committees on which I sit the two questions that I asked you at the start of my time.

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Mar 20, 2022

the Court should consider all of those factors, I would say reliance factors loom large, as far as I am concerned, before overturning a precedent.

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Mar 10, 2022

I was listening very carefully to my friend, my colleague from Texas, on his comments regarding the process by which we give our advice and consent to all of our judicial nominees, but, of course, particularly our responsibility with…

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Mar 10, 2022

let me move onto why I am here this afternoon. It is not an exaggeration to say that we are at a crisis point. Republican legislatures all across the country are continuing to pass bills that control our bodies and, at the same time, Trump…

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Mar 8, 2022

I rise today to introduce the Women and Climate Change Act of 2022. This bill affirms the U.S. commitment to supporting a group of people who are most often negatively impacted by climate change, yet too often left out of decisionmaking…

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