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I've been saying it at all our Senate Democratic retreats we need to speak to the heart, not in a manipulative way, not in a way that brings forth everybody's fears and resentments, but truly to speak to the heart so that people know that we're actually on their side.
Mazie Hirono
To me, Stephen Miller is like Iago whispering in the president's ear, along with John Kelly. These people are totally anti-immigrant.
Graham-Cassidy treats health care as a commodity that can be bought and sold.
I am a woman, I am a minority person, and I speak in a very plain way. And I think that reaches people.
I wanted to be a counselor or social worker. That's one of the reasons I was a psychology major.
That is the great thing about Hawaii. We're so culturally diverse and we inner-marry and appreciate each other's cultures.
Both political parties should be able to support the idea that taxpayers who are lawfully present, working, and paying taxes should be able to use the programs their tax dollars pay for - it is only fair.
Claims of anti-conservative bias in the tech industry are baseless.
Until I got to the nomination of Judge Gorsuch and so much preparation time, I really wasn't familiar with the blue-slip process. But it's time-honored.
It is amazing how our natural areas can change over our lifetimes.
Women feel we need to be much better prepared, that we need to have a lot of experience behind us before we run for office.
Hawaii - the Aloha state - is built on the strength of its multicultural society, from our indigenous Native Hawaiian people to the many immigrants that followed.
Don't talk to me about civility when you're separating families at the border.
I am fighting kidney cancer. And I'm just so grateful that I had health insurance so that I could concentrate on the care that I needed rather than how the heck I was going to afford the care that was going to probably save my life.
We cannot afford to continue losing our coral reefs, which are suffering from a number of threats such as warmer temperatures, more acidic waters, and disease, and that is why Hawaii has become a leader in taking steps to mitigate the harmful impacts of sunscreen on our marine environment.
I know who I fight for and why.
We don't need another nuclear arms race to proceed a pace and then to encourage other countries to become very, to develop these kinds of capabilities also. This is not what we need.
Browbeating the tech industry for a problem that does not exist also draws attention away from the real problems with Google and other tech companies.
In our country, racism is never far below the surface.
One of my favorite Japanese foods is called natto. It's fermented soybeans. I grew up in Japan eating natto. It's definitely an acquired taste. It's basically smelly.
When I first ran for office in 1980, there weren't that many women running for office.
No one should have to worry about whether they can afford the health care that one day might save their life.
Diversifying our energy sources will create jobs, improve our national security and lay the foundation for a strong, sustainable economy in the future.
For the Navy, developing alternatives to fossil fuels isn't just about fighting climate change - though that's an important side benefit. Biofuels will also play a much more practical role in the Navy's fuel mix, boosting our energy security and supporting the U.S. economy.
Good people do bad things.
My husband is half Korean.
We all know that the earlier cancer is detected the more successful treatment will be, and my cancer had spread to my ribs and that was a very fast-growing cancer.
As I walk to my office every morning, I know I stand on the shoulders of those who came before me.
The millions of people in our country with severe health-care needs needed to know that many of us in the House and Senate have those kinds of concerns, too.
Trump is a major motivation to be speaking out because I so disagree with some of the things that he decides on, and you notice there's a lawsuit on just about everything he does? My gosh.
I was in sixth grade at Koko Head Elementary School in Honolulu, and was chosen to pin the 50th star on the American flag in front of my teachers and classmates at a special assembly to celebrate statehood.
We should all be treating each other like human beings.
Going through economic hard times is something I know firsthand.
We need to have comprehensive immigration reform and that means there should be a path for citizenship. And certainly I support the DREAM Act to help all of these young people who were brought here.
We work really hard to get elected.
The passing of my friend and a great American hero, Dan Inouye, is a major loss for the country and Hawaii. But the people of Hawaii are strong and we will persevere.
I was born at home in rural Japan.
I got involved in the political arena in college, protesting the Vietnam War, and became friends with some of the activists at the University of Hawaii.
There are certain things that should remain forever pristine in your memory, and that's how I look at Hanauma.
I know our country can remain forward-thinking by ensuring young women and minorities are given equal opportunity.
Clearly, there is a growing market for affordable, abundant and sustainable energy. Industry is working to meet the needs of this market, and in the process is creating jobs, technologies and industries in states across the country.
Most of us look forward to the start of a new year as a clean slate. We reflect on the past 12 months, take stock of where we are, and make new resolutions about how to improve in the coming year.
Our country is made up of groups of immigrants who came here hoping for a better life. They created America. It's a sad thing to have so many people not remember that, including Trump.
America must not abdicate its global leadership role in the climate crisis to countries like China.
I had run other people's campaigns. I had been doing political activities for a decade before I ever ran for office myself. That is so much the experience of women of my generation. We always feel as though we have to bring so much more to the table, and that never stops the guys.
Women are socialized to be very nice and put up with a lot of things.
I've been a fighter all my life. I just don't look like that.
Sometimes, I just, I say various things.
There are people in our country, in our communities who are being marginalized and discriminated against every single day. I fight for them.
Gee, I wish that life were so black and white that you can't think of a single person who, you know, a good person who has done bad things.
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