Mazie K. Hirono

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.

I hope we can do that.

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.

Is there any evidence that says that exposure to certain kinds of books leads to harm to a community? Does exposure to an LGBTQ+ book somehow cause harm to the reader? Is there any evidence to that effect?

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.

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.

I have been fighting to reopen this facility in order to provide these important services.

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.

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 think that we need to recognize how important it is for flexibility for USDA.

So clearly, there are a lot of grants that have been made available, by the way, through some of the really huge bills that have been enacted by Congress.

Did these farmers work with any organization to alert them to what they could be doing to make sure that the wildfires are contained?

Outreach is really important and follow through.

Thank you. I just want to note that I think there is an echoing in here.

There is a lot of connection to the awareness of what we need to do, and especially after COVID.

I think to the extent that SBA programs target women for a particular kind of support, that--I think that is something that the SBA could have an impact.

the Supreme Court's decisions have an impact on a lot of different things that you may not think is being resolved or addressed by the Supreme Court.

the recovery of Maui, as well as on the Big Island, will take time and resources, and we need to have a continuing commitment.

Outreach is really important and follow through.

I would appreciate any other kinds of requests that you would like to put to both me and Congresswoman Tokuda in how we can continue to combat invasive species.

As we focus on sustainability and resilience in our communities, agriculture has a very large role to play.

I have been trying to get them to put fresh pineapple in our school lunches.

Whatever you were talking about, that makes it harder for our people to apply for these particular loans.

Did these farmers work with any organization to alert them to what they could be doing to make sure that the wildfires are contained?