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Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz, Veasey, Bennet, Klobuchar Reintroduce Legislation To Bolster Local Journalism
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Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz, Veasey, Bennet, Klobuchar Reintroduce Legislation To Bolster Local Journalism.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz, Veasey, Bennet, Klobuchar Reintroduce Legislation To Bolster Local Journalism
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Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz, Veasey, Bennet, Klobuchar Reintroduce Legislation To Bolster Local Journalism.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz: New Federal Program Can Help Hawai‘i Residents Save Up To $50 On Monthly Internet Bill, Receive Discounts On Computers, Tablets
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Federal Communications Commission announced that applications are now being accepted for the Emergency Broadband Benefit, a new federal program which provides up to $50 a month on internet service and discounts on computers and tablets for eligible participants.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz: Hawai‘i Set To Receive Nearly $14 Million In New Federal Funding To Help Families With Rent, Utilities
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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today announced that the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will allocate an additional $13.9 million under the American Rescue Plan to help prevent evictions and provide relief for Hawai‘i renters impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Statement On Biden Executive Action On Climate Risk
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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today released the following statement on a new Executive Order from President Joe Biden that will take steps to mitigate the risks climate change poses to our financial system, economy, and federal budget.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz, Wicker Lead Bipartisan Group Of 50 Senators In Reintroducing Legislation To Expand Telehealth Access, Make Permanent Telehealth Flexibilities Available During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz, Wicker Lead Bipartisan Group Of 50 Senators In Reintroducing Legislation To Expand Telehealth Access, Make Permanent Telehealth Flexibilities Available During COVID-19 Pandemic.
Congressman Ed Case: Case and Kahele Announce Millions in Federal Funding To Support Efforts To Combat COVID-19
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Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) and Congressman Kaialiʻi Kahele (HI-02) today announced that $20 million has been released to Native Hawaiian health care entities to aid their response to COVID-19.
Congressman Ed Case: Case’s BLUE Pacific Act Provisions Expanding U.S. Commitments To Pacific Islands Added To Major House Foreign Policy Package
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Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) reports that the House Committee on Foreign Affairs has included the bulk of his Boosting Long-Term U.S. Engagement in the Pacific (BLUE Pacific) Act in its major measure, the Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement (EAGLE) Act, as approved by the Committee last Thursday.
Congressman Ed Case: Case's Appropriations Committee Advances Key Hawai’i Infrastructure Initiatives In $53 Billion Energy And Water And $84 Billion Transportation And Housing And Urban Development Fiscal Year 2022 Federal Funding Measures
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Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) has announced approval by his U.S. House Committee on Appropriations of the final two of twelve measures to fund the federal government for Fiscal Year 2022 (commencing October 1, 2021): the $53 billion Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (E&W) bill; and the $84 billion Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations (T-HUD) measure.
Congressman Ed Case: Case's House Appropriations Committee Advances $254 Billion Fiscal Year 2022 Labor/Health/Human Services/Education Funding Measure
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Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) announced his House Appropriations Committee’s approval today of its Fiscal Year 2022 Labor, Health, Human Services and Education funding measure, with $254 billion in discretionary funding for a broad range of key federal programs that support public health, child care, mental health, maternal health, job training and workforce development, public education and various initiatives to address the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz: $29 Billion Federal Grant Program To Help Restaurants Impacted By COVID-19 Set To Open On May 3
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Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that the $28.6 billion program aimed at helping restaurants impacted by the pandemic will begin accepting applications for grant funding beginning on Monday, May 3 at 6 a.m. HT/12 noon ET. Registration for the SBA application portal will begin on Friday, April 30.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Introduces New Legislation To Support Hotel Workers, Save Jobs
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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today introduced new legislation to support hotel workers and save jobs.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz, Pocan Reintroduce Legislation To End Student Loan Debt Crisis
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Schatz, Pocan Reintroduce Legislation To End Student Loan Debt Crisis,
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Reintroduces Bill To Allow VA To Prescribe Medical Marijuana To Veterans
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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today reintroduced legislation to allow doctors at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prescribe medical marijuana to veterans in the 36 states that have established medical marijuana programs.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz: Kauai And Honolulu Selected To Participate In Energy Department Program To Help Transition To Resilient Clean Energy Solutions
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Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz: Kauai And Honolulu Selected To Participate In Energy Department Program To Help Transition To Resilient Clean Energy Solutions.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz, Murkowski Reintroduce Bill To Extend Key Deadlines For 2020 Census, Ensure Accurate Count
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U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) reintroduced legislation to extend two key statutory deadlines for the 2020 Census.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz Introduces New Legislation To Provide Family And Medical Paid Leave For Federal Employees
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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today introduced new legislation to expand federal paid leave to include 12 weeks of family and medical leave.
Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz: New $16 Billion Federal Grant Program To Help Live Venues Impacted By COVID-19 Opens Tomorrow
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Senator Brian Schatz: Schatz: New $16 Billion Federal Grant Program To Help Live Venues Impacted By COVID-19 Opens Tomorrow.
Senator Brian Schatz: Hawai‘i To Receive $32.8 Million To Support COVID-19 Vaccinations Statewide
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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) announced that the Hawai‘i Department of Health will receive a total of $32,834,105 in new federal funding to support the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Senator Brian Schatz: Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home In Hilo To Receive $600,000 In Federal Relief Funding From American Rescue Plan
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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today announced that Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo will receive at least $600,000 in estimated federal funding under the American Rescue Plan Act and December's COVID relief law.
