Hawaii's Hirono only senator to vote no on Collins, continuing partisan streak at hearings
Democratic Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono's partisan streak at confirmation hearings continued Thursday as the lone 'no' vote in a ...
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Hawaii's Hirono only senator to vote no on Collins, continuing partisan streak at hearings
Democratic Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono was the only lawmaker on the Senate's Veterans’ Affairs Committee to oppose the confirmation of President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of the ...
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Senate panel overwhelmingly advances Trump pick for VA secretary
setting him up for a full Senate vote likely to be uncontentious. The panel voted 18-1, with the lone “no” vote coming from Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), who said Collins’s plans for the VA ...
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State senate president Ron Kouchi weighs in on chamber’s priorities
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - As a new legislative session gets underway, state lawmakers turn their focus again on affordable housing and Hawaii’s high cost of living. Senate President Ron Kouchi ...
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Senate panel overwhelmingly advances Trump pick for VA secretary
setting him up for a full Senate vote that is likely to be uncontentious. The panel voted 18 to 1, with the lone “no” vote coming from Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), who said Collins’s plans for the VA ...
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Senate committees advance Trump’s energy, environment nominees
and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) were the only nay votes on Burgum, while Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-Nev.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined them in opposing Wright. The ...
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Trump defense pick Hegseth narrowly survives US Senate test vote
The U.S. Senate narrowly voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and military veteran, to be President Donald Trump’s secretary of defense ...