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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Get you a VP who casts a tie-breaking vote on Covid-relief and makes sure to look out for her girl at the same time. @maziehirono
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Trip to Mar-a-Lago for 1 president = $3.4 million = Toothbrush, Toothpaste, and Soap for 2.7 million kids.
With , the cruelty is the point.
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.
My sister Heidi is a woman of incredible character.
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My statement on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh:
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.
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.
I have repeatedly called for Kirstjen Nielsen's resignation for her lies in service of ’s abhorrent immigration policies, and I welcome her decision today. History will not judge her or the president kindly.
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.
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.
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.
I didn't speak English when I came to Hawaii. I learned in our public schools & am fighting for every family to have the same opportunity.
To my GOP colleagues, after I was diagnosed with cancer, you showed me your care. You showed me your compassion. So where is that tonight?
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., , and I just filed suit to challenge 's unconstitutional appointment of Matthew Whitaker as Acting Attorney General. Donald Trump cannot subvert the Constitution to protect himself and evade accountability.
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.
$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
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.
. 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!
Hey Jeff Sessions, this #IslandinthePacific has been the 50th state for going on 58 years. And we won’t succumb to your dog whistle politics
Mitch McConnell has said he has no power to bring these bills to the floor. I'd like to remind him that Congress is a separate branch of government. Senator McConnell can end the #TrumpShutdown right now.
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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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14 members of Congress are immigrants. No matter what says, we aren't going back where we came from. We're going to stay right here to fight this racist president and his silent Republican enablers.
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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. described me as "vicious" regarding Gorsuch and Kavanaugh (I was doing my job). This from the President who separated children from their parents — now that's vicious!
The Cycle of Cruelty and Chaos:
1. Manufacture Crisis
2. Take Vulnerable Hostages
3. Impose Cruelty
4. Blame Democrats
Brought to you daily by silence and complicity.
Why are we even talking about taking hydroxychloroquine when he's literally sucking the life out of our country with his callous incompetence during this pandemic?
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.....
Rather than taking the easy resign route, Pence and the Trump cabinet should invoke the 25th amendment to save our country from this dangerous president.
AG Barr has lied to both the House and Senate. Let’s call it what it is. He’s only in the job to protect . As far as I’m concerned, he should not be the Attorney General.
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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.
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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Hawaii was built on the strength of diversity & immigrant experiences- including my own. Jeff Sessions’ comments are ignorant & dangerous
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....
Stephen Miller’s emails reinforce what we’ve known all along: that white nationalism permeates ’s administration. He should resign.
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.
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.
RT if you agree that Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham shouldn't be allowed to make decisions about your body.
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.
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.
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.
This is yet another bogus offer from a president who changes his mind on a whim and can’t be trusted.
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.
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
. has 194 days left in office. He and his stooge in chief Bill Barr are going to use every single one of them to continue their attack on our democracy and the rule of law. America, wake up and channel your outrage.
Hey , anti-conservative bias in Big Tech is a figment of your imagination. If you don’t want Twitter to flag your tweets for fact check, maybe you shouldn’t lie in the first place.
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.
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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The world is literally in flames and what’s doing? Working on an executive order to stop something that isn’t happening.
A third woman has come forward with a credible account of sexual misconduct by Brett Kavanaugh. The FBI must investigate this and all other reports. Time for to withdraw this nomination.
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
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!
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.
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.
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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Honored to be sworn into my second term in the U.S. Senate with at my side. The fight continues.
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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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The President is an amoral hostage taker – and you cannot and should not negotiate with a hostage taker.
It’s time for Senator McConnell to stand up to Donald Trump and end the #TrumpShutdown. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1
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"?
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
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.
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/@npfandos nyti.ms/2NmMeZR?smid=n
Proud to stand with activists in the Capitol and across the country today to say together that we #BelieveSurvivors.
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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.
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.
. has called me crazy once again for supporting the #GreenNewDeal. His incoherent criticism is on par with other climate change deniers who also seem scared silly to face the facts of climate change.
Let me be clear: the only crisis is the one Trump manufactured and the only wall that’s real is the one closing in on him. The detention of unaccompanied children for longer periods is the real crisis facing our country.
Let's end the #TrumpShutdown now. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1
We CHANGED the rules to save our economy.
We need to CHANGE the rules to save our democracy.
It’s time to #EliminateTheFilibuster
With this second serious and credible allegation of sexual assault, Justin Fairfax should resign. This is not a partisan issue.
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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. What’s “desperate and pathetic” is lying for from the White House briefing room every day.
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.
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.
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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Tomorrow, I'm having surgery to treat my cancer. But tonight, I'm with opposing #Trumpcare. Watch live sen.gov/1N2X
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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. shut down the government over his fake vanity wall. But thousands of federal workers are paying real consequences over this holiday season. It's time to end the #TrumpShutdown & get these men and women back to work. #ShutdownStories
Conservative politicians should not be telling doctors how they should care for their patients. Instead, women - in consultation with their families and doctors - are best positioned to determine their best course of care. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1
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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We know that white supremacist, extremist terrorism is on the rise. But refuses to recognize it. He knows the language that he uses is harmful, that's why he does it - to animate his base.
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I will not support the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court for the following reasons:
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?
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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We can't wait for to end the #TrumpShutdown because you can't talk sense to someone who makes no sense. Mitch McConnell could do his job today by bringing up the House-passed bills to reopen the government for a vote.
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These are the 11 Republican men led by who won't even give Dr. Blasey Ford another 24 hours. What are they afraid of?
It’s bad enough that breaks the law all the time. Now he wants his supporters to join him. Voting twice is punishable by up to 5 years in jail and/or a $10k fine. Trump wants his supporters to become felons for him.