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  1. 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...

  2. 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...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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...

  6. 06.17.2020

    Schatz, Hirono Introduce New Legislation To Protect Passengers On Air Tours, Strengthen Safety Of Skydiving Flights | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON U S Senators Brian Schatz D Hawai i and Mazie K Hirono D Hawai i today introduced new legislation that will help protect passengers on air tours and improve the safety of skydiving flights in Hawai i and across the country Th...

  7. 06.16.2020

    Kona Community Hospital, Straub Medical Center Receive Nearly $12 Million In New Federal Relief Funding To Support Care For Vulnerable Patients | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON Today U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i announced that Kona Community Hospital on Hawai i Island and Straub Medical Center on Oahu received a combined 11 927 758 in new federal funding to support health care services for vulnerable and l...

  8. 06.15.2020

    Schatz, Wicker Lead Bipartisan Group Of 30 Senators In Calling For Permanent Expansion Of Telehealth Following COVID-19 Pandemic | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON U S Senators Brian Schatz D Hawai i and Roger Wicker R Miss led a bipartisan group of 30 senators in calling for the expansion of access to telehealth services during the COVID 19 pandemic to be made permanent Provisions from the Schatz ...

  9. 06.12.2020

    Schatz, Senators Call For Urgently-Needed Improvements To Streamline And Simplify Current, Onerous Process For Smaller Businesses Applying For PPP Loan Forgiveness | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i a member of the Senate Banking Committee joined his Democratic Senate colleagues today to urge Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Small Business Administration SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza to st...

  10. 06.11.2020

    Hawai‘i Island Set To Receive $1.2 Million In Federal Funding To Repair Mamalahoa Highway After Damage From Hurricane Lane | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i today announced that Hawai i County will receive 1 195 089 75 in new federal funding to repair the Laupahoehoe Gulch Bridge along the Mamalahoa Highway after damage from Hurricane Lane in 2018 ...