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Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Secures $50 Million In New Federal Grant Funding For Infrastructure, Road, Sidewalk Improvements On Kaua‘i And Maui

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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that Kaua‘i and Maui will be receiving nearly $50 million in combined grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz: Senate Passes Largest Climate Action In American History, Historic Victory For United States, Planet

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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest climate action ever taken by the United States.

Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Releases Interactive Map To Track Millions In Federal Funding Delivered To Hawai‘i This Year

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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing, released an interactive map to help Hawai‘i residents track where and how federal funding he helped secure is being spent.

Garamendi, Padilla Lead Request that President Biden Expand the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument

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Garamendi, Padilla Lead Request that President Biden Expand the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument

Garamendi’s Statement on President Biden Pardoning All Federal Marijuana Possession Offenses

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Garamendi’s Statement on President Biden Pardoning All Federal Marijuana Possession Offenses

Garamendi Introduces Rebuilding the United States-Flag International Fleet Act

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Garamendi Introduces Rebuilding the United States-Flag International Fleet Act

Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Statement On Inflation Reduction Act

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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today released the following statement on the climate provisions within the Inflation Reduction Act.

U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D- Hawai‘i) today announced that Hawai‘i will receive $1,262,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to repair Awalau Road from damages caused by last year’s mudslides.,

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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D- Hawai‘i) today announced that Hawai‘i will receive $1,262,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to repair Awalau Road from damages caused by last year’s mudslides.

Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Statement On Climate Action

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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced he would take action to address the climate crisis.

Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Leads Group Of 12 Senators Urging Department Of Justice To Ensure Americans With Disabilities Act Applies To The Internet

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Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Leads Group Of 12 Senators Urging Department Of Justice To Ensure Americans With Disabilities Act Applies To The Internet.

Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz: Honolulu Airport To Receive $10 Million In Federal Funding For New Upgrades

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Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz: Honolulu Airport To Receive $10 Million In Federal Funding For New Upgrades.

Senator Brian Schatz: President Biden Awards Medal of Honor To Two Vietnam War Soldiers From Hawai‘i

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President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to two U.S. Army soldiers from Hawai‘i, Staff Sergeant Edward N. Kaneshiro (posthumous) and Specialist Five Dennis M. Fujii.

Senator Brian Schatz: Moloka‘i, Honolulu Airports To Receive $34 Million To Improve Infrastructure, Safety

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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today announced that Moloka‘i Airport and Daniel K. Inouye International Airport will receive nearly $34 million in combined funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to improve their runways and taxiways.

Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Statement On DoD’s Red Hill Defueling Plan

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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) released the following statement on the Department of Defense’s plan to defuel and shut down the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.

Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz: Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems, Papa Ola Lōkahi To Receive More Than $19 Million To Continue Providing Health Care Services

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Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz: Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems, Papa Ola Lōkahi To Receive More Than $19 Million To Continue Providing Health Care Services.

Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Statement On Supreme Court Decision To Overturn Roe v. Wade

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Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Statement On Supreme Court Decision To Overturn Roe v. Wade.

Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz, Whitehouse, Warren, Senators Call For Stronger Emissions Disclosure Requirements, Dark Money Transparency In Proposed SEC Climate Risk Rule

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U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) submitted a comment letter on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) mandatory climate disclosure rule, highlighting several areas for improvement and key elements that the SEC should preserve in its final rule.

Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Votes To Pass Bipartisan Bill To Provide Health Care And VA Benefits To Toxic-Exposed Veterans

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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today voted to pass the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022, bipartisan legislation authored by Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) to deliver all eras of toxic-exposed veterans their earned health care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the first time in the nation’s history.

Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Leads Committee Field Hearing In Hilo On Federal Resources For The Native Hawaiian Community

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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, led a field hearing titled “Upholding The Federal Trust Responsibility: Funding & Program Access For Innovation In The Native Hawaiian Community.”

Senator Brian Schatz: Hawai‘i Congressional Delegation Calls On USDA To Cover Full, Accurate Cost Of School Meals, Boost Outdated Reimbursement Rates

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U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i) and U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-Hawai‘i) and Kai Kahele (D-Hawai‘i) today called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase its school meal reimbursement rate for Hawai‘i as the agency completes its years-long study to update its severely outdated cost estimates.