Nobody's talking about interfering with the right of a parent to determine what kind of material his or her child should have access to.
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 should think that there is more harm to a young person who thinks that he or she can be shot to death in a school than being exposed to certain kinds of subjects in books.
Is there any evidence that says that exposure to certain kinds of books leads to harm to a community?
How do we create the bipartisan framework so that when we find this, we create a climate where people can listen?
tomorrow marks 1 month since the devastating fires that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina on Maui and damaged several of Maui's upcountry communities. These devastating fires and the events that followed have been harrowing for all…
I would expect that you will do everything you can to have women and minorities be very much a part of a system that really means innovation and leadership in our country.
I have been fighting to reopen this facility in order to provide these important services.
Whatever you were talking about, that makes it harder for our people to apply for these particular loans.
I think that kind of focus effort to purchase local by the Department of Education, you know, is--I have been trying to get them to put fresh pineapple in our school lunches.
the recovery of Maui, as well as on the Big Island, will take time and resources, and we need to have a continuing commitment.
I am honored to have been confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a bipartisan word, and very proud to be serving our nation's 33 million small businesses.





