Mazie K. Hirono: “It would be a barbaric spectacle that jeopardizes our national security, core values, and global standing.”

In Hawaii and nationwide, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions help students thrive in the classroom and prepare them for success after graduation.

It is offensive that the Trump administration is pitting these institutions of higher education and the students they serve against each other, and going to extra lengths to do so.

The United States cannot stoop to a level of grotesque violence frequently used by the terrorist organizations United States servicemembers have fought so hard against.

The law is clear. Congress mandated that funds, with specific statutorily prescribed amounts, be provided for each grant program with specific statutorily defined purposes in each fiscal year.