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  1. 07.13.2020

    Schatz: More Than $4.2 Million In New Funding Will Improve Hawai‘i’s Capacity To Protect Coastal Communities By Monitoring Rising Sea Levels, Extreme Weather Events | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    HONOLULU Today U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i announced that the University of Hawai i s Pacific Island Ocean Observing System PacIOOS will receive 4 260 603 in federal funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA to...

  2. 07.08.2020

    Schatz, Gabbard, Case Strongly Oppose Efforts To Open Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument To Commercial Fishing | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    HONOLULU U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i and U S Representatives Tulsi Gabbard D Hawai i and Ed Case D Hawai i today called on the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to end efforts to open Papahanaumokuakea M...

  3. 07.02.2020

    Schatz, Cortez Masto Introduce New Bill To Boost Funding, Lower Interest Rate For EIDL Program, Help More Small Businesses Access SBA Loans, Stay Operational During Pandemic | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON U S Senators Brian Schatz D Hawai i and Catherine Cortez Masto D Nev today introduced new legislation that will help more small businesses access flexible Small Business Administration SBA funding to cover their operational costs and st...

  4. 07.01.2020

    Schatz, Murkowski, Hirono, Sullivan Introduce New Bill To Ensure Fair Medicare Payments, Make Cost-Of-Living Adjustment For Hawai‘i, Alaska Nursing Homes | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON U S Senators Brian Schatz D Hawai i Lisa Murkowski R Alaska Mazie K Hirono D Hawai i and Dan Sullivan R Alaska today introduced new legislation that will provide for fair Medicare payments for nursing facilities in Hawai i and Alaska...

  5. 06.30.2020

    Nearly $17 Million In Federal Funding Headed To Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems And Papa Ola Lokahi To Provide Primary Care And Health Education Services | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON Today U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i announced that the five Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems and Papa Ola Lokahi which coordinates health care programs and services for Native Hawaiians will receive a total of 16 999 696 in fede...

  6. 06.29.2020

    Schatz: More Than $54 Million Headed To Hawai‘i K-12 Schools To Provide Extra Academic Support For Low Income Students | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON Today U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee announced that Hawai i K 12 schools will receive 54 188 328 in new federal funding for the 2020 2021 school year to support initiatives aimed at help...

  7. 06.29.2020

    Schatz, Murkowski, Harris, Paul Introduce Legislation To Help End Police Militarization | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON U S Senators Brian Schatz D Hawai i Lisa Murkowski R Alaska Kamala Harris D Calif and Rand Paul R Ky introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act NDAA to limit the transfer of certain surplus military grade equi...

  8. 06.24.2020

    Schatz, Senators Urge Fed To Suspend Payments To Shareholders During Pandemic, Ensure Stability Of U.S. Financial System | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i led a group of senators in calling on the Federal Reserve the Fed to require banks to suspend dividend payments to shareholders as the economy struggles to recover from the ongoing COVID 19 crisis The s...

  9. 06.24.2020

    Schatz, Thune Introduce New Legislation To Update Section 230, Strengthen Rules, Transparency On Online Content Moderation, Hold Internet Companies Accountable For Moderation Practices | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON U S Senators Brian Schatz D Hawai i and John Thune R S D the Ranking Member and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications Technology Innovation and the Internet introduced the Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency PAC...

  10. 06.24.2020

    Nearly $540,000 In New Federal Funding Headed To Hawai‘i To Help Native Hawaiian, Education Programs Pay Staff, Transition To Virtual Learning During Pandemic | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON Today U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i announced that Hawai i is set to receive 537 823 to support four Native Hawaiian and educational institutions during the COVID 19 pandemic These federal funds will go towards operating expenses i...