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Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Statement On Landmark SEC Climate Disclosure Rule
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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) released the following statement on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new proposed rule requiring publicly traded companies to disclose their climate risk exposure.
Senator Brian Schatz: Senate Passes Schatz Legislation To Help Domestic Violence Survivors Cut Ties With Abusers, Separate From Harmful Shared Wireless Phone Plans
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U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Safe Connections Act, bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), that will help survivors of domestic violence and other crimes cut ties with their abusers and separate from shared wireless service plans, which can be exploited to monitor, stalk, or control victims.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz: Hawai‘i Health Centers To Receive More Than $23 Million To Continue Providing Care, Keep More People Across State Healthy
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Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz: Hawai‘i Health Centers To Receive More Than $23 Million To Continue Providing Care, Keep More People Across State Healthy.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Secures $23 Million Earmark To Improve Honoapi‘ilani Highway On Maui
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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) secured $23 million in congressionally directed spending, also known as an earmark, in this year’s appropriations bill for highway improvements on Maui.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Secures $350,000 In Federal Funding To Protect Endangered Species On Molokai
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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) secured $350,000 in congressionally directed spending, also known as earmarks, in this year’s appropriations bill for the Molokai Land Trust.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Secures $10 Million Earmark For Affordable Housing, Homeless Shelters On Hawai‘i Island
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Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Secures $10 Million Earmark For Affordable Housing, Homeless Shelters On Hawai‘i Island.
Senator Brian Schatz: Funding Bill Set To Become Law, Includes More Than $240 Million In New Earmark Funding Secured By Schatz
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The U.S. Senate today passed the FY22 appropriations bill which includes congressionally directed spending, also known as earmarks, for the first time since 2011.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Secures $8.5 Million Earmark For Affordable Housing, New Community Center On Kaua‘i
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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) secured $8.5 million in congressionally directed spending, also known as an earmark, in this year’s appropriations bill.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Provisions To Extend Expanded Telehealth Services Included In Appropriations Bill
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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) secured the inclusion of provisions to the FY22 government funding bill that will temporarily extend access to expanded telehealth services.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Secures $22.3 Million For Native Hawaiian Housing, Highest Level Of Federal Funding Ever Appropriated By Congress
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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), who serves as both the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and as the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Housing, secured $22.3 million for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), the highest level of funding ever appropriated by Congress.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz: Federal Funding For Hawai‘i Increases In New Appropriations Deal
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Congressional leaders today released a bipartisan appropriations deal that will increase federal funding for critical programs that benefit Hawai‘i. U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, successfully secured funding for state priorities, which are now included in the final deal.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz: Earmarks Are Back, Millions In New Federal Funding Heading To Organizations Across Hawai‘i
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Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz: Earmarks Are Back, Millions In New Federal Funding Heading To Organizations Across Hawai‘i.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Secures Additional $150 Million In New Federal Funding To Defuel, Permanently Close Red Hill, Clean Up Water
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Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Secures Additional $150 Million In New Federal Funding To Defuel, Permanently Close Red Hill, Clean Up Water.
Senator Brian Schatz: Senate Passes Sweeping Postal Service Reform Bill, Includes Schatz Legislation To Remove Unfair Cost Burden, Ensure Uninterrupted Mail Service For Hawai‘i Families
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The U.S. Senate today passed sweeping bipartisan legislation to help reform the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), dropping an unfair mandate to pre-fund its employees’ retirement health benefits, which will provide the USPS with significant financial relief and ensure mail service can continue uninterrupted.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Statement On Permanent Closure Of Red Hill
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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) released the following statement on the Department of Defense’s decision to permanently shut down the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility on Oahu.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Statement On State Of The Union Address
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Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Statement On State Of The Union Address.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Statement On The Nomination Of Ketanji Brown Jackson To The U.S. Supreme Court
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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz, Hirono Statement On Appointment Of Chris Kanazawa To Be USDA Rural Development State Director For Hawai‘i
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U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i) released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s appointment of Chris Kanazawa to serve as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Hawai‘i and the Western Pacific.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Statement On Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Legislation To Fund Research On Health Disparities, Help Underserved Communities Set To Become Law
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The U.S. Senate last week unanimously passed the John Lewis National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Endowment Revitalization Act. Authored by U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), the bipartisan legislation will increase investments in universities conducting critical research into minority health disparities.
