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  1. 02.11.2016

    CDC Director, Schatz Discuss Combating Dengue on Hawai‘i Island, Zika Threat | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON Today Dr Thomas Frieden the Director for the U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC and U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i discussed efforts to combat dengue fever on Hawai i Island and the threat of Zika Dengue is a p...

  2. 02.11.2016

    Schatz, Moran Introduce Legislation to Improve Child Safety on Airplanes | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i and U S Senator Jerry Moran R Kan introduced the Airplane Kids In Transition Safety KITS Act of 2016 legislation which would urge the Federal Aviation Administration FAA to update its regulations r...

  3. 02.10.2016

    Federal Appropriations Process Begins | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON Today the Senate Appropriations Committee began the process of developing legislation to fund the federal government for 2017 At a Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hearing this morning U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i underscored th...

  4. 02.09.2016

    Schatz Applauds the President’s $1.8 Billion Zika Funding Proposal | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON Today U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee commended the administration s proposal of 1 8 billion to fight the Zika virus I m pleased that the administration is aggressively responding to...

  5. 02.09.2016

    Schatz Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision to Block Carbon Emissions Regulations | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i issued the following statement after today s Supreme Court decision to temporarily block President Obama s proposed regulations to curb carbon emissions from power plants This is a step in exac...

  6. 02.05.2016

    Schatz, Senate Democrats Urge President Obama To Take Robust & Aggressive Actions To Address The Spread Of The Zika Virus & Ensure The Disease Is Contained To Prevent Outbreaks In Hawai‘i And The United States | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i joined 45 Senate Democrats today and released a new letter to President Obama urging a coordinated interagency response plan to address the spread of the Zika virus both at home and abroad As the dengu...

  7. 02.03.2016

    Bipartisan Team of Senators Introduces Legislation to Expand Telehealth Services, Improve Health Outcomes, and Reduce Costs | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON Today U S Senators Brian Schatz D Hawai i Roger Wicker R Miss Thad Cochran R Miss Ben Cardin D Md John Thune R S D and Mark Warner D Va introduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies CONN...

  8. 02.02.2016

    Schatz: We Need a Level Playing Field on Tax Policy for Clean Energy and Fossil Fuels: | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i offered an amendment to the Energy Policy Modernization Act that would balance tax preferences for the clean energy and fossil fuel industries The Senate is scheduled to vote on the Schatz amendment today...

  9. 01.28.2016

    Schatz, Whitehouse, Colleagues Urge EPA to Take Further Action on Climate Change and cut Methane Emissions | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy U S Senators Brian Schatz D Hawai i Sheldon Whitehouse D R I and 19 other senators are urging the agency to expand its regulation of methane emissions As a...

  10. 01.28.2016

    Senate Votes to Include Schatz's Energy Research Funding Amendment in Bipartisan Energy Bill | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
    WASHINGTON The U S Senate today voted 55 37 to include an amendment to the Energy Policy Modernization Act that will authorize increased funding for energy science and technology research The amendment offered by U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i ...