Mazie K. Hirono

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

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

Is there anything more that Congress can do to enable small businesses, especially women-owned businesses, to have access to capital?

I believe that everyone deserves representation in our legal system.

Congratulations on your nominations.

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

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.

Congratulations on your nominations.

the only three countries that do worse than us in terms of supporting childcare affordability and availability, Ireland, Costa Rica, and Turkey.

I think that's why some of the funding that we provided for this purpose, especially for rural areas, through the Infrastructure Bill and others, I think that's going to be really critical to enable entrepreneurs in the rural areas of our…

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

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

I think that's why some of the funding that we provided for this purpose, especially for rural areas, through the Infrastructure Bill and others, I think that's going to be really critical to enable entrepreneurs in the rural areas of our…

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.

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

Whenever the idea of negotiating licenses is raised, people express concerns about how complex it would be.

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…

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.

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.

I think I--relating to the fact that our Supreme Court does not have a code of ethics, I won't put you on the spot with that one, but there are some of us here who consider that very important.

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.

I think I--relating to the fact that our Supreme Court does not have a code of ethics, I won't put you on the spot with that one, but there are some of us here who consider that very important.

Whenever the idea of negotiating licenses is raised, people express concerns about how complex it would be.

I think we must do more to ensure that the trans community and the LGBTQ+ community, more broadly, can live as their authentic selves, free from the threat of and real violence or discrimination.