“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
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“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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On the recordMarch 15, 2023
I agree with you. And the statistics I pointed to in Hawaii, where we have some of the strictest gun safety laws--and there is a cause and effect as to the use of guns in Hawaii in violent situations.
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Mazie K. Hirono
Hawaii
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Hawaii's strict gun laws correlate with reduced gun violence.

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