Mazie Hirono

So clearly, there are a lot of grants that have been made available, by the way, through some of the really huge bills that have been enacted by Congress.

I am really glad that you heard from the coffee brewers directly, because one of the challenges that we always face is really the awareness of the people here, and I would say especially in the rural communities, awareness of the support…

The recovery of Maui, as well as on the Big Island, will take time and resources, and we need to have a continuing commitment.

So, did these farmers work with any organization to alert them to what they could be doing to make sure that the wildfires are contained?

Thank you. I just want to note that I think there is an echoing in here.

I think to the extent that SBA programs target women for a particular kind of support, that--I think that is something that the SBA could have an impact.

The next Farm Bill very much reflects the commitment to the small farmers that we have.

We have welcomed the new head of Rural Affairs.

I think that's going to be really critical to enable entrepreneurs in the rural areas of our country to be able to sell their products.

So obviously and I bet, yes, I see some hands from people in the audience, that that is one of the often-cited very practical concerns is access to capital.

So we need to do a heck of a lot better and there are a number of bills that would enable the affordable access to childcare, and I think that's something that we need to do for the women in our country and I say about time.

I have visited the Women's Business Center in Honolulu and I know that it makes a really big difference.

Whatever you can do to get across to women in our country, girls in our country, that they can invent things and that they can be part of a huge economic--make a huge economic difference to our country.

I think that the idea of expanding and diversifying, it runs across all gamuts, including lawyers, you know, to be able to know a product when they see it.

Unleashing our country's full potential is also why last Congress I worked with Senators Tillis, Coons, and other colleagues to introduce the IDEA Act.

I believe that everyone deserves representation in our legal system.

I think we have a very, very well-qualified panel today.

International trade, at its fundamental core, is about fairness.

Congratulations on your nominations.

So, if you were to allow your works to be used to train, you would--do you think that you would negotiate--if there was a law that required compensation, then that compensation negotiation should be left to you and the entity such as Mr…

So basically, you don't pay for the data that you put into your--to train your model.

But in the music context, at least, you have a lot of experience negotiating rights.

Judicial ethics is very important to public confidence in the judicial system.

I think it is really important that the naturalization ceremonies... have been very, very touching to see all these people who come to our country with the promise that our country holds for a better life for themselves, and their families.

I do think that we still face issues relating to racial discrimination, and equality, in our country.