Mazie K. Hirono: “As a nominee appearing before Congress, it is expected that you will answer questions to the best of your ability.”

With another storm approaching, it is especially important that these recovery efforts continue without delay.

Families deserve a government that defends the rights of all students to receive a quality public education. But Donald Trump is doing everything he can to undermine public education from the inside out.

Our service members and their families deserve nothing less than a full and honest accounting of the costs of this war.

By diverting more than $51 billion each year—by some estimates—to school vouchers, the national program will drain funding that we could otherwise use to strengthen public schools.