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  • Honolulu Rail Project Accepted For Final Design Phase
    Dec 29, 2011  - Mayor Peter Carlisle today announced that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has accepted the Honolulu rail transit project into Final Design – the final phase of the project’s development before executing a Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) with the FTA. In a letter from FTA Regional Admini... More
  • Congresswoman Hirono: Holiday Relief for 700,000 Hawaii Workers and 3,000 Unemployed
    Dec 22, 2011  - Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) today issued the following statement on the agreement reached by the House and Senate to pass a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits. “This comes as a great relief as we finally put American families first. With just three days... More
  • Federal Government to Develop Plan to Address Burden of COFA Migrants
    Dec 21, 2011  - The federal government will develop a plan to address the economic impact Compact of Free Association (COFA) Migrants are having on Hawaii’s economy and develop a plan to mitigate the burden for the state, Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Senator Daniel K. Akaka, U.S. Representative Mazie K. Hirono and U.S... More
  • Statement of Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono in Support of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3630 Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011
    Dec 20, 2011  - Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3630, the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. Unfortunately, this isn’t the legislation we will be voting on today. The Majority has decided to side-step that bill, which passed the Senate this weekend on a bipartis... More
  • Congresswoman Hirono: House Majority’s Holiday Gift to Hawaii is a Tax Increase
    Dec 20, 2011  - The House Majority today threw out the bipartisan agreement passed overwhelmingly by the Senate to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits. Instead, the House Majority’s aim is to reopen negotiations in an attempt to force the Senate to include in the bill many poison pill provisions, l... More
  • Statement of Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono In Opposition to H.R. 10 The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2011
    Dec 20, 2011  - Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express strong opposition to legislation this chamber passed yesterday, H.R. 10, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2011. The REINS Act requires that both chambers of Congress pass a resolution approving every regulation with an economi... More
  • Congresswoman Hirono Urges the Repatriation of American POW/MIAs from Korean War
    Dec 14, 2011  - The House passed by voice vote last night a resolution urging the North Korean government to repatriate POW/MIAs and abductees from the Korean War. “The families of American servicemembers missing in action know all too well the pain of this uncertainty. Stuck between hope and despair, these brave f... More
  • U.S. House Passes National Defense Authorization
    Dec 14, 2011  - The House today passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that strongly supports our servicemen and women in Hawaii and across the country, while also renewing programs that promote and invest in small business research and innovation. “Our military services play a critical role in Hawaii... More
  • Statement by Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono on Passage of the Conference Report on the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act
    Dec 14, 2011  - M. Speaker, I voted for the final version of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act because passage of this bill is important to the servicemen and women of our country and their families. The bill provides an average 1.6 percent pay increase for our troops and ensures that TRICARE premiums for... More
  • Congresswoman Hirono: Let’s Stop Wasting Time and Give Our Middle Class Families A Tax Cut so We Can Create Jobs
    Dec 13, 2011  - The House today passed its version of an extension of the payroll tax cut, which the U.S. Senate has said won’t pass its chamber and President Obama has vowed to veto. While extending the payroll tax cut is vital for middle class Americans, this bill includes a number of poison pill provisions, like... More

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