SCHATZ, HIRONO, GABBARD ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1 MILLION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN HAWAII
Today, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) announced more than $1 million in federal funding for programs aimed to incentivize and further generate economic growth, innovation and entrepreneurship. &ldqu; Read More
Hirono Meets with Hawaii Job Corps
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ON HEELS OF HONOLULU CONSULATE ANNOUNCEMENT, HIRONO INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN NEW ZEALAND VISA BILL TO SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH, JOB CREATION
Today, Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the bipartisan Encouraging Trade and Investment from New Zealand Act, legislation to extend eligibility for trad Read More
Hirono Attends U.P.S. Circle of Honor Award Ceremony
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Senate Women Say: Raise The Minimum Wage!
Last week, the Democratic women senators stood together at an amazing event where we delivered a very important message: No American woman should ever work a full-time job and still raise her children in poverty. Yet at a time when 400 American families have more wealth than 150 million, an American sing Read More
Democratic Women U.S. Senators Call for Minimum Wage Increase
Sen. Mazie Hirono joined the Democratic women of the Senate this week in calling toraise the minimum wage, “highlighting the fact that nearly two-thirds of workers who earn the minimum wage or less are women,” according to Hirono’s office.< Read More
Democratic women push President Obama's increase in minimum wage
WASHINGTON -- President Obama’s pitch to women in his State of the Union address Tuesday night was, without question, an opening shot in the 2014 contests. At a time when Republicans have struggled to build support among women, Obama's pledge to do away with the workplace policies of the &ld; Read More
Hawaii congressional delegation supports Obama's economic proposals
Hawaii's congressional delegation today stood firmly behind President Barack Obama's call in his State of the Union address to try to reduce the income gap between the rich and the poor. Read More
Senate Women Join Lilly Ledbetter in Advance of President Obama's State of the Union Address
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The War Over Poverty: A Deep Divide On How To Help
All this week, Majority Leader Harry Reid declared over and over on the Senate floor that there's a downside to the recovering economy. "It's true," he said. "The rich are getting a lot richer, and the poor are getting poorer." That observation may not be surprising, coming from a Democrat. Less Read More