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June 17, 2022 Hirono Joins 32 Colleagues in Push to Fight Food Insecurity Sen. Mazie Hirono
May 20, 2022 Hawai"i Congressional Delegation Calls On USDA To Cover Full, Accurate Cost Of School Meals, Boost Outdated Reimbursement Rates Sen. Brian Schatz
May 11, 2022 Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Senator Hirono Urges FDA to Quickly Resolve Baby Formula Crisis, Develop Plan to Alleviate Future Shortages Sen. Mazie Hirono
March 15, 2021 Schatz: New COVID Relief Law Creates $29 Billion Grant Program For Local Restaurants, Bars, And More Sen. Brian Schatz
Jan. 22, 2021 Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Create "Health Force' to Mobilize Americans and Combat the Coronavirus Pandemic Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Aug. 28, 2020 Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Hawaii Congressional Delegation Calls on USDA to Extend Flexibility for Child Nutrition Programs to Combat Hunger During COVID-19 Pandemic Rep. Ed Case, ...
July 23, 2020 Letter to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Chairman Pat Roberts, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow - Meng and Espaillat Urge Senate to Allow Hot Food for SNAP Program Rep. Ed Case, ...
June 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Brown and Colleagues in Urging Department of Agriculture to Minimize Food Deserts and Supports Programs to Help Americans Access Healthy, Affordable Food Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
June 1, 2020 Schatz: USDA Approves New Program to Help Hawai'i Families, Feed More Than 93,000 Children Eligible for Free, Reduced School Meals Sen. Brian Schatz
May 22, 2020 Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Sanford Bishop Jr., and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Jeff Fortenberry - Puerto Rico, Hawai"i and U.S. Territories Congressional Delegations Urge House to Learn from Coronavirus Crisis, Support Crop Diversity Rep. Ed Case, ...
May 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - In a letter to USDA Secretary Perdue, 29 Senators make recommendations to protect food supply workers Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
May 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Merkley, Murkowski, Reed Lead Bipartisan Push to Support Fishermen and Seafood Processors Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
April 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Leahy And Other Senate Democrats Urge Trump Administration To Protect Food Supply And Essential Workers During COVID-19 Crisis Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Aug. 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Sewell, Sen. Sanders, 130+ Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Food Assistance Rule Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Jan. 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, FDA - Explain Shutdown's Impact on Health & Food Safety Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 5, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Comissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Lawmakers Keep Pressure on Food and Drug Administration to Go Further in Combating Youth Tobacco Use Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration - Rubio Leads Bipartisan Letter to FDA to Exempt Premium Cigars from Strict Regulations Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 8, 2017 Durbin, Schatz, Degette Reintroduce Legislation To Raise Smoking Age To 21 Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Aug. 2, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Revise SNAP Rule Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
July 7, 2016 Schatz, Blumenthal, Wyden, Merkley, Booker Introduce Comprehensive Legislation to Reduce Food Waste Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
July 7, 2016 Hirono Statement On S.764 Sen. Mazie Hirono
March 17, 2016 Hirono: Mandatory Labeling For Genetically Modified Foods Necessary To Protect Consumer Choice Sen. Mazie Hirono
Sept. 30, 2015 Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Raise Smoking Age to 21 Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Aug. 5, 2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Tackle Toxics in E-Cigarettes Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
May 15, 2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Provide Clarity to Businesses Before Enforcing Menu Labeling Rule Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
April 30, 2015 Letter to Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Barbara Mikulski, Vice Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Jerry Moran, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Jeff Merkley, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Fully Funding the FDA Food Safety Activities Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
May 22, 2013 Senator Hirono Votes Against Measure That Would Endanger Hawaii's Sugar Industry, Risk 800 Jobs in State Sen. Mazie Hirono
May 22, 2013 Schatz Voted to Save the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company in Maui Sen. Brian Schatz
Date Title Politician
June 17, 2022 Hirono Joins 32 Colleagues in Push to Fight Food Insecurity Sen.Mazie Hirono
May 20, 2022 Hawai"i Congressional Delegation Calls On USDA To Cover Full, Accurate Cost Of School Meals, Boost Outdated Reimbursement Rates Sen.Brian Schatz
May 11, 2022 Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Senator Hirono Urges FDA to Quickly Resolve Baby Formula Crisis, Develop Plan to Alleviate Future Shortages Sen.Mazie Hirono
March 15, 2021 Schatz: New COVID Relief Law Creates $29 Billion Grant Program For Local Restaurants, Bars, And More Sen.Brian Schatz
Jan. 22, 2021 Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Create "Health Force' to Mobilize Americans and Combat the Coronavirus Pandemic Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Aug. 28, 2020 Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Hawaii Congressional Delegation Calls on USDA to Extend Flexibility for Child Nutrition Programs to Combat Hunger During COVID-19 Pandemic Rep.Ed Case, ...
July 23, 2020 Letter to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Chairman Pat Roberts, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow - Meng and Espaillat Urge Senate to Allow Hot Food for SNAP Program Rep.Ed Case, ...
June 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Brown and Colleagues in Urging Department of Agriculture to Minimize Food Deserts and Supports Programs to Help Americans Access Healthy, Affordable Food Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
June 1, 2020 Schatz: USDA Approves New Program to Help Hawai'i Families, Feed More Than 93,000 Children Eligible for Free, Reduced School Meals Sen.Brian Schatz
May 22, 2020 Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Sanford Bishop Jr., and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Jeff Fortenberry - Puerto Rico, Hawai"i and U.S. Territories Congressional Delegations Urge House to Learn from Coronavirus Crisis, Support Crop Diversity Rep.Ed Case, ...
May 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - In a letter to USDA Secretary Perdue, 29 Senators make recommendations to protect food supply workers Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
May 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Merkley, Murkowski, Reed Lead Bipartisan Push to Support Fishermen and Seafood Processors Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
April 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Leahy And Other Senate Democrats Urge Trump Administration To Protect Food Supply And Essential Workers During COVID-19 Crisis Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Aug. 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Sewell, Sen. Sanders, 130+ Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Food Assistance Rule Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Jan. 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, FDA - Explain Shutdown's Impact on Health & Food Safety Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 5, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Comissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Lawmakers Keep Pressure on Food and Drug Administration to Go Further in Combating Youth Tobacco Use Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration - Rubio Leads Bipartisan Letter to FDA to Exempt Premium Cigars from Strict Regulations Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 8, 2017 Durbin, Schatz, Degette Reintroduce Legislation To Raise Smoking Age To 21 Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Aug. 2, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Revise SNAP Rule Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
July 7, 2016 Schatz, Blumenthal, Wyden, Merkley, Booker Introduce Comprehensive Legislation to Reduce Food Waste Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
July 7, 2016 Hirono Statement On S.764 Sen.Mazie Hirono
March 17, 2016 Hirono: Mandatory Labeling For Genetically Modified Foods Necessary To Protect Consumer Choice Sen.Mazie Hirono
Sept. 30, 2015 Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Raise Smoking Age to 21 Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Aug. 5, 2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Tackle Toxics in E-Cigarettes Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
May 15, 2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Provide Clarity to Businesses Before Enforcing Menu Labeling Rule Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
April 30, 2015 Letter to Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Barbara Mikulski, Vice Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Jerry Moran, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Jeff Merkley, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Fully Funding the FDA Food Safety Activities Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
May 22, 2013 Senator Hirono Votes Against Measure That Would Endanger Hawaii's Sugar Industry, Risk 800 Jobs in State Sen.Mazie Hirono
May 22, 2013 Schatz Voted to Save the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company in Maui Sen.Brian Schatz
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