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Senator Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono
U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono - Proudly Serving the People of Hawaii
Hawaiihirono.senate.govJoined November 2009

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I have cancelled my meeting with Judge Kavanaugh. , who is an unindicted co-conspirator in a criminal matter, does not deserve the courtesy of a meeting with his nominee—purposely selected to protect, as we say in Hawaii, his own okole.
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I grew up on a rice farm in rural Japan. When I arrived in Hawaii, I didn’t speak a word of English. John Kelly, you don’t understand how immigrants have built our country.
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White House chief of staff John Kelly says the vast majority of undocumented immigrants "don't have skills" to assimilate into US society cnn.it/2KUV5NI
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3 things are clear from Mueller today so far: 1) No exoneration. 2) Overwhelming evidence of obstruction. 3) The OLC memo prevented Mueller from indicting Trump. I renew my call for the House to begin an impeachment inquiry. No one, especially the President, is above the law.
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More than 2,500 federal workers in Hawaii are either furloughed or working without pay during the #TrumpShutdown. As long as Donald Trump refuses to re-open the government, I will be donating my salary to Hawaii’s food banks – who serve nearly 1 in 8 Hawaii residents in need.
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AG Barr is no different than the other people who have sacrificed their once-decent reputation for . AG Barr has chosen to be the President’s lawyer and side with him over the interests of the American people. America deserves better than AG Barr. He must resign.
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Chairman Grassley is now threatening to hold a vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination on Monday unless Dr. Blasey Ford gives in to his demands. The 11 Republican men on the committee are treating this like a hostage situation. They just don’t get it.
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Brett Kavanaugh should never have been confirmed to the Supreme Court. It was plain to me and many others at the time that the FBI ‘investigation’ into the serious, corroborated allegations of sexual assault by Justice Kavanaugh was a sham.
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Robert Mueller has been unanimously confirmed by the Senate 4 times for 3 DOJ positions. He doesn’t require Senate confirmation now, but ’s ignorant comments make passing bipartisan legislation to protect the Special Counsel’s investigation even more important.
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Here's the thing-- Mitch McConnell is gaslighting us. Republicans rammed through a bill to give huge tax breaks to corporations and the mega-rich, and now they're using its consequences as an excuse to propose cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. It's all part of the GOP fever dream.
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$400 million in tax fraud is the equivalent of the average American not paying taxes for 38,000 years.
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President Trump has sold himself as a self-made billionaire but a Times investigation found that he received more than $400 million from his father’s empire, much of it through dubious tax schemes during the 1990s, including instances of outright fraud. nyti.ms/2ycj05o
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We will not stand for the continued victimization and smearing of Dr. Blasey Ford. All of us must work to end this kind of treatment of survivors who bravely share their experiences.
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Spoiler Alert: The President will lie to the American people from the Oval Office tonight. The only crisis that exists is the one he manufactured and the only wall that's real is the one closing in on him.
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. is a misogynist, compulsive liar, and admitted sexual predator. Attacks on Kirsten are the latest example that no one is safe from this bully. He must resign.
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Lightweight Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a total flunky for Chuck Schumer and someone who would come to my office “begging” for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them), is now in the ring fighting against Trump. Very disloyal to Bill & Crooked-USED!
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Birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the Constitution's 14th Amendment. But #Barr said that he had never looked into the issue. As a former Attorney General, he hasn't read the Constitution and the 14th Amendment? Wow.
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This morning, @SenKamalaHarris and I walked out of the Judiciary Committee markup on Brett Kavanaugh. This Committee and the Republicans have tossed out all rules and norms to push Brett Kavanaugh onto the Supreme Court. We will not be part of this sham.
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Let me make clear - sexual preference is an offensive and outdated term. To suggest sexual orientation is a choice? It's not. It's a key part of a person's identity. The LGBTQ+ community should be concerned with #WhatsAtStake with Judge Barrett on the Supreme Court.
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Obviously nothing is too low or cruel for you. A collective New Year’s wish: For the sake of our country, you can stop now.
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Any deaths of children or others at the Border are strictly the fault of the Democrats and their pathetic immigration policies that allow people to make the long trek thinking they can enter our country illegally. They can’t. If we had a Wall, they wouldn’t even try! The two.....
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It took a lot of courage for Christine Blasey Ford to come forward to share her story of sexual assault by Brett Kavanaugh. Her story is very credible and I believe her.
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Today, I’m left with anger and determination, just like millions of people across the country. I will take 's advice, and commend it to the women of America and the men who understand our stories – I will stay mad and let that anger propel us to change.
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I oppose William Barr's nomination because the American people need an Attorney General who hasn't auditioned for the job by signaling loyalty to Donald Trump. We can't trust this nominee to keep the Mueller investigation safe and its results transparent.
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Let me be clear: infanticide is already illegal. This bill continues Republicans' ceaseless efforts to push a false narrative to achieve their goals of shaming women, criminalizing doctors, and ending a woman's right to a safe, legal abortion.
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Senate Democrats just voted against legislation to prevent the killing of newborn infant children. The Democrat position on abortion is now so extreme that they don’t mind executing babies AFTER birth....
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Trump and his ultra-right wing base have a symbiotic relationship. They feed his narcissism and he feeds their hatred of others. A match made in totalitarian heaven.
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The Attorney General continues to lie to the American people and I would like to hear the truth from Mueller himself. When people like William Barr enter the moral dead zone of ’s White House, this is what you get. These are not normal times.
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Yesterday, I referred to a "Committee confidential" document where Judge Kavanaugh questioned the validity of programs that benefit Native Hawaiian programs, and by extension, Alaska Natives. If you're coming after for releasing these documents, count me in.
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Mitch McConnell says that his goal is to make sure that Joe Biden doesn't accomplish major legislation like the infrastructure bill so that Republicans can take back the Senate. I believe him when he says that and so should you.
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These are the docs Rs don't want you to see—because they show that Judge Kavanaugh wrongly believes that Native Hawaiian programs are Constitutionally questionable. I defy anyone reading this to be able to conclude that it should be deemed confidential in any way, shape, or form.
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Donald Trump yet again ignored our own intelligence community's assessment in Jamal Khashoggi's death, choosing to side with Mr. Khashoggi's murderers. Why? He will ignore even the most basic human rights standards to protect himself & his own interests.
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It is simply impossible, after seeing the results of the FBI’s supplemental work – I hesitate to call it an investigation – that anybody could think it was in any way, shape or form, the “comprehensive” work the President promised. This so-called investigation is a sham.
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Every time opens his mouth, the urgency of the impeachment inquiry becomes clearer. - hurling false accusations of treason - amplifying conspiracy theories - intimidating a whistleblower The President is so out of bounds, mere words of criticism don't suffice.
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States like Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, and Kentucky are passing bills restricting a woman's fundamental, constitutional right to abortion. These are direct attacks aimed at punishing women across the country. We will stand up and fight back.
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For ’s information: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside” - The 14th Amendment of the U. S. Constitution
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Bill Barr continues to act like the President's lawyer, not the people's lawyer. It's clear that the rollout of the Mueller Report is being orchestrated by , who is throwing up a smokescreen in front of Congress and the American people. This is not normal.
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Starting today, I'm asking nominees to our courts, under oath, whether or not they have a history of sexual assault or harassment. Like in other industries, our judges are in positions of power & #TimesUp.
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Republicans hurt women. Now they're condemning women who face the agonizing decision of needing a late term abortion. Compassion and understanding are called for in this situation - it is not the time for the heavy hand of government to reach into our wombs. #HowDareYou
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Someone who is amoral makes no distinction between right and wrong and does not care. On Friday, confirmed he was prepared to keep the government shut down for months or years. America is a moral country with an amoral president. Auwe!
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The Special Counsel’s report in no way exonerates . In fact, it implicates him in criminal activity. Congress has an obligation to act like the separate branch of gov't it is and conduct serious oversight of this administration. Everything should be on the table.
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In a direct move to undermine the Mueller investigation, forced Jeff Sessions to resign. I am concerned that the Mueller investigation will now be overseen by Acting AG Matthew Whitaker – someone who has raised some troubling views about the investigation.
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The hard truth is that the Republican Party hurts women. They demonize them for their medical needs, cut off crucial health care, and they create loopholes to allow businesses to exclude coverage. To make sure these efforts stick, they pack the courts.
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When Attorney General Barr opens his mouth, Donald Trump’s words come popping out. Donald Trump may think that this is a dictatorship, but we don’t have coups in this country. We have elections. We have the rule of law.
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Republicans blocked Garland’s confirmation to SCOTUS Spent over $30 million to pack the Court with three conservative justices Rushed one justice after 60 million Americans had already voted in a presidential election Yet Alito says we're "crossing the line"?
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Someone once said when climate change comes up, Republicans say "I'm not a scientist." But when a woman's health issue is being discussed, they're all gynecologists.
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BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court agrees to consider a major rollback of abortion rights, saying it will take up Mississippi’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks. apne.ws/Z0VTqAw
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The gerrymandering and census cases in the Supreme Court show conservative justices helping a desperate GOP hold onto their Republican minority rule. This is why McConnell and the GOP pack the courts, and why dark money paid so much to put Kavanaugh and Gorsuch on SCOTUS.
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The entire array of the White House's power is behind Judge Kavanaugh. It not only places Dr. Blasey Ford at a disadvantage, it victimizes her. No survivor of sexual assault should be subjected to death threats and concern about the safety of their family.
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NEW: Christine Blasey Ford is getting death threats. “From what I’ve heard, you have 6 months to live, you disgusting slime,” one message said. But supportive messages also coming in. W/⁦@npfandosnyti.ms/2NmMeZR?smid=n
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Lindsey Graham and Senate Republicans are wrong. It’s not over. Congress and the American people still need to learn the full truth straight from Mueller. There’s a moral dead zone around the White House, Congress must conduct oversight over .
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Immigrant families, especially children, deserve compassion, not fear and suffering. I know because I came to this country when I was seven. That's why I'm in Texas this weekend to conduct oversight over the treatment of detained immigrant children & families at the border.
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A 7-year-old girl from Guatemala who had entered the country illegally last week has died in Border Patrol custody cbsn.ws/2S05E57
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Robert Mueller did not exonerate Donald Trump on obstruction of justice. Instead, AG Barr made his own determination consistent with his unsolicited 19 page memo arguing that the President cannot be charged with obstruction of justice.
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I wanted to get something off my chest this week with what’s happening in our country surrounding the attacks on women’s health care and reproductive rights.
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Today I renewed a request for Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee. We should be doing our job to make sure he can do his, with the assurance the Department of Justice will enforce the law regardless of who breaks it.
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PASSED: Today, the US Senate rejects anti-Asian hate. This historic, bipartisan vote on the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act is a powerful message of solidarity to our AAPI community. Now, I urge the House to swiftly pass this legislation so President Biden can sign it into law.
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Attorney General Barr’s name was mentioned several times in ’s infamous telephone call with the Ukrainian President. Since he’s been acting as the President’s lawyer, not the people’s lawyer, Bill Barr must recuse himself from anything regarding Ukraine.
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We should open an impeachment inquiry so we can get on with telling the public what really happened. We would be doing a service to our country if we talk about, shine a light, and educate America on ’s efforts to obstruct justice.
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The Senate's advice and consent process to evaluate Supreme Court nominees is a job interview, not a criminal trial. There is no entitlement to a seat on the Supreme Court. Brett Kavanaugh's character, credibility, and candor matter.
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Last night, Judge Kavanaugh once again misstated the facts on Rice v Cayetano and the rights of Native Hawaiians. It's disturbing that any judge, much less a nominee to the Supreme Court, would manipulate the facts to reach his own political conclusions.
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Vanita Gupta. Deb Haaland. Neera Tanden. Highly qualified/respected women of color singled out by GOP senators for being outspoken and critical of Trump. Is anyone else noticing a pattern in the types of nominees Republicans are singling out for criticism?
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Today the Judiciary Committee considered four more nominees who are products of the Republican Party’s crusade to pack the federal courts with ideologically-driven, partisan judges. Our federal courts and the American people deserve better.
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Attorney General Barr must not interfere with the 14 cases Mueller referred to other prosecutors, but he won’t say if he already has. So my colleagues and I asked the DOJ Inspector General to make sure he’s following the rules.
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. has made clear that he'll use the full power of his office to bully, threaten anyone who stands up to or speaks out against him. The whistleblower did their duty, now Congress must do ours - by protecting their identity and safeguarding them from retaliation.
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These last two days have felt like we've been on a roller coaster with at the controls. The Senate did the responsible thing by keeping government running—only to have President Trump get all worked up by some right-wing loud people yelling at him on Fox News.
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