WASHINGTON Today Appropriations Committees in both chambers approved 250 million for Honolulu s rail project the amount requested by Senator Schatz and his Senate colleagues The Senate also confirmed Anthony Foxx as President Obama s Secretary of Tra...

WASHINGTON Today Senator Brian Schatz joined a bipartisan group of Senators in passing S 744 which will provide a pathway to citizenship for 11 5 million people living in the shadows reunite families by clearing the visa backlog and reduce the defici...

WASHINGTON Senator Brian Schatz praised the Supreme Court decision on the Defense of Marriage Act The Supreme Court deeming the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional is a victory for all Americans Today s decision means that LGBT individua...

WASHINGTON Today Senator Brian Schatz a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee attended President Obama s landmark address on climate change at Georgetown University President Obama took a big step towards addressing cl...

Washington DC Today Senator Brian Schatz released the following statement on the Supreme Court s decision to strike down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act Today the Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act a key element...

Washington DC This week as part of National Small Business Week the National Retail Federation NRF named Senator Brian Schatz one of its Heroes of Main Street for his commitment to supporting local retail This year in particular the NRF recognize...

Washington DC Today Senator Brian Schatz joined Senators Boxer Harkin Franken and Mikulski in sponsoring the GI Bill Protection Act This legislation would provide the same protection for the phrase GI Bill already enjoyed by other governmental terms...

Washington DC Yesterday Senator Brian Schatz sent a letter to Transportation Security Administration TSA Administrator John Pistole requesting that TSA expand the PreCheck program to include interisland flights in the State of Hawaii PreChec...

WASHINGTON Senator Brian Schatz released the following statement on the purchase of the Tesoro Corporation by Par Corporation This purchase will save the jobs of Hawaii s workers This is encouraging news for Hawaii s economy and for the work...

The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee held a hearing today to consider the Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2013 only a few months after it was introduced by Senator Brian Schatz D HI The Filipino Veterans Fairness Act would provide Filipino soldiers...