Brian Schatz Quotes
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Sen. Akaka never forgot the cost of war on our country.
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Americans are worried about climate change because they can already witness its effects. They see its signature in the drought in California, where record heat has dried the state's fertile soil.
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Telecom companies are doing very, very well. And the internet economy is doing very, very well.
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For the first time in American history, it's not clear whether or not it's smart for a 17-year-old to enroll in college. It absolutely depends on the debt load and the quality of the institution. That is a change from the way things always were and, frankly, the way things always should be. It should always be a good idea to go to college.
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The Internet is working because it's free and open, and there's no discrimination. Without these rules, ISPs could treat content differently based on commercial interests or even ideology.
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For several days in July of 2012, Greenland surface ice cover melted more than at any time in 30 years of satellite observation. During that month, an estimated 97% of the ice sheet thawed.
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It's easy for us to look at another country or another political party and say, 'Enough! Do better!'. It is a tougher conversation when the problem is in our own tent.
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This was a theme of Sen. Akaka's career - to advocate for people who did not have power, for people who were vulnerable. He was a champion for the federal government employees who continue to this day to be a punching bag for some.
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We need a generation of net neutrality voters. People now really understand what's at stake, and we need to translate millions of comments to the FCC into millions of votes in the midterm.
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One of things I have always been open to is making policy in the Senate Commerce Committee.
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America's brightest minds are charting a course to a clean energy future that will provide for our health, safety, and prosperity.
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The filibuster is used more aggressively, so I think doing each individual appropriations bill through regular order would be a home run. But I think that we should try to hit a few singles.
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If there's ever a vote for single-payer, I'm a 'yes.' But there are lots of things we can do in the meantime.
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I'm saying that when a publicly traded company says something doesn't make a difference in terms of their investments, I trust that they are representing those facts accurately.
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President Trump, in a lot of ways - not just on policy but in terms of style - is everything that Hawaii is not.
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I am always open to a conversation. I am always open to a bipartisan compromise.
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With health care, somebody at some point decided that there was a bright line and that you had to pick sides. Well, I reject that view.
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When former president Lyndon B. Johnson unveiled his plans for the program that would become Medicaid, he reflected on the future of public policy in the United States.