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    <title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Hirono Votes to Boost Popular &ldquo;Cash for Clunkers&rdquo; Program]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/CashForClunkers.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) today voted to increase funding for the &ldquo;Cash for Clunkers&rdquo; program, H.R. 3435. The initial launch has been so successful in encouraging Americans to trade in their old gas guzzlers for new fuel-efficient cars that funding quickly ran out. Congress acted swiftly to extend the program by providing an additional $2 billion in federal funds. The House passed the measure 316 yeas to 109 nays.
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    <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Hirono Votes To Spur Economic Recovery By Investing In Housing, Transportation Infrastructure]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/SpurEcon.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) today voted in support of H.R. 3288, the FY2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act that will help create jobs by funding projects to improve America&rsquo;s housing and transportation infrastructure.  H.R. 3288 passed the House by a vote of 255 yeas to 168 nays.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Hirono Votes for Energy and Water Bill and Secures $3,065,000 in Funding for Hawai&lsquo;i]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/EnergyWaterBill.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) today voted in support of H.R. 3183, the FY2010 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act. H.R. 3183 passed the House by a vote of 320 yeas to 97 nays. 
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono Announces $760 Million in USDA Direct Loans to Farmers and Producers]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/760MilUSDAloans.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) today announced $760 million from the Supplemental Appropriations Act signed by President Barack Obama is now available for approved, but previously unfunded, U.S. Department of Agriculture direct farm ownership and operating loans throughout the country.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Hirono Co-Sponsors Bold Initiatives to Boost Quality Early Education]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/EarlyEd071509.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C. &ndash; Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) today announced the introduction of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, H.R. 3221, in the House Education and Labor Committee. Congresswoman Hirono is an original co-sponsor of the comprehensive bill that, among other priorities, focuses on providing quality early education by strengthening partnerships between states and the federal government to improve state-funded preschool programs serving young children from birth through five years of age.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Hirono Hosts Panel Discussion on First-ever Poll Focused on Women Immigrants in the U.S.]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/Panel.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) today hosted a panel to discuss the results of a first-ever poll on the status of women immigrants in America.  The discussion, titled &ldquo;Women Immigrants: The New Face of Migration in America,&rdquo; centered on the implications of the historic poll taken by the non-profit think tank, New American Media.
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    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Hirono Votes for Military Construction-Veterans Spending Bill and Secures $6,296,000 in Military Construction Funding for Hawai&lsquo;i]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/VetSpending.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) today voted in support of H.R. 3082, the FY2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act. H.R. 3082 passed the House by a vote of 415 yeas to 3 nays. 
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Hirono Votes to Support Small Business Research and Innovation]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/SmallBiz.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) yesterday voted with an overwhelming bipartisan majority (386-41) to pass the Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act, H.R. 2965. The bill updates and expands two grant programs: the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (SBTT) grant programs.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Hirono Secure $16.2 million in Hawaii Funding in the FY 2010 Agriculture Appropriations Bill]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/FY2010AgBill.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the FY2010 Agriculture Appropriations bill, H.R. 2997, which funded several requests Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) submitted to the House Appropriations Committee in April.  The Committee approved 13 of Hirono&rsquo;s requests totaling $16,212,000, which includes programs that help provide much-needed irrigation water to farmers, support agricultural research that addresses problems faced by Hawaii&rsquo;s farmers, as well as continue to protect our island state from the movement of the brown tree snake from Guam.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Hirono Announces $805,594 in Federal Funding to Help Meet Kaua&lsquo;i County&rsquo;s Housing Needs]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/KauaiHousing.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) today announced the awarding of $805,594 in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding to assist Kaua&lsquo;i County in its efforts to meet the housing, public facility, public service, and economic development needs of its low and moderate income citizens.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 8 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Hirono Announces $2.6 Million to Help Restore Pelekane Bay Watershed on the Big Island of Hawai&lsquo;i]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/Pelekane.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) today announced the awarding of $2,696,737 in U.S. Department of Commerce funding to The Kohala Center to help restore the Pelekane Bay Watershed in the northwestern section of the Big Island of Hawai&lsquo;i. The federal grant is being awarded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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    <pubDate>Tue, 7 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Hirono Announces $376,748 in Federal Funding to Provide Physical Education Programs at Maui County Schools]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/improveMauiSchool.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) today announced the awarding of $376,748 in U.S. Department of Education funding to Maui Family YMCA to provide and expand physical education programs in public grade schools within Maui County.
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    <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Hirono helps secure $7.7 million in Hawaii funding in the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Bill]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/7milCJSapprops.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C.&mdash; The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the FY2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill, which funded several of the requests Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) submitted to the House Appropriations Committee in April, including funding social services programs and programs to support recovery of endangered and protected species.  H.R. 2847 passed out the House by a vote of 259 yeas to 157 nays.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hawaii Congressional Delegation Troubled By Governor's Furlough Plan]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/TroubledGovltr.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The entire Hawaii Congressional delegation sent a letter to Governor Linda Lingle today urging her to reconsider her plan to furlough all state workers.  They noted that a number of state employees are funded entirely by the federal government, and that furloughing these particular workers will negatively affect the programs they serve while saving the state no money.  Funds left unused due to the furlough cannot be used for any other purpose and will be directed by the federal government to another state or territory.  
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    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Hirono Honors Sumo Wrestling Legend Jesse Kuhaulua on his Retirement]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/Sumo.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The U.S. House of Representatives today honored Maui-born sumo wrestling legend, Jesse Kuhaulua, or Takamiyama, by passing by voice vote H.Res. 479, a bill introduced by Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i), that recognizes his trailblazing career in the one of the world&rsquo;s most tradition-rich sports as he begins his retirement.
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Hirono joins Abercrombie, Offers Testimony on Akaka Bill Before House Natural Resources Committee]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/AkakaBillJune.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[&ldquo;On this day 116 years ago, the monarchy of the Kingdom of Hawai&lsquo;i was overthrown by agents of the United States,&rdquo; began U.S. Representative Neil Abercrombie in a Congressional hearing today on H.R. 2314, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act.  Abercrombie and Hirono sponsored the House version of the legislation, more often referred to as the Akaka Bill for its Senate sponsor, U.S. Senate Daniel K. Akaka.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[$482,764 in Federal Funds for Hawaii to Help Workers Who Lost Their Jobs Due to Foreign Trade]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/ForeignTradejobloss.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C.&mdash;Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) today announced the state of Hawai&lsquo;i will soon receive $482,764 in federal funding under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program. This entitlement program assists workers who lost their jobs as the result of foreign trade.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Hirono&rsquo;s Efforts to Reunite Filipino WWII Veterans with Their Children is Included in Comprehensive Immigration Reform Package]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/ReuniteFilipino.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) today helped unveil key components of a comprehensive immigration package that includes legislation she introduced aimed at reuniting Filipino World War II veterans and their children.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 4 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Hirono Announces $6.8 Million for the Construction of a New Rescue and Fire Fighting Building at Moloka&lsquo;i Airport]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/molokaiAirportbldg.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) today announced a $ 6,867,000 U.S. Department of Transportation grant to build a new Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Facility at the Moloka&lsquo;i Airport in Kaunakakai.
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    <pubDate>Tue, 2 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[$610,704 in Federal Funds to Help Prevent Hawai'i Fish and Wildlife from Becoming Endangered]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/HIWildlife.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) today announced the state of Hawai&lsquo;i will receive $610,704 in U.S. Department of Interior State Wildlife Grants Program funding to assist the State Department of Land and Natural Resources in its effort to protect island wildlife and habitats.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[$1 Million in Federal Funding to Support Victims of Domestic Violence in Hawai&lsquo;i]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/DomesticViolence.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) today announced the state of Hawai&lsquo;i will receive $1,047,877 in U.S. Department of Justice grant funding to support victims of domestic violence.  The federal grant is being awarded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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    <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[$10.2 Million in Unemployment Insurance Funding For State of Hawai&lsquo;i]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/Unemployment10mil.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) today announced the state of Hawai&lsquo;i will receive $10.2 million in U.S. Department of Labor funding for unemployment insurance modernization through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Hirono Reintroduces Legislation to Reauthorize Impact Aid]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/ImpactAid.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) yesterday reintroduced the Fair Funding for Schools Act (H.R. 2280), which reauthorizes and updates the Impact Aid Program, created to provide essential funding to thousands of federally-impacted schools in Hawai&lsquo;i and throughout the country.  Hirono reintroduced this bipartisan bill with Congressman Lee Terry (R-Nebraska).
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    <pubDate>Thu, 7 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[$250 Economic Recovery Payments to Social Security Recipients to be Dispersed Starting May 7]]></title>
    <link>http://hirono.house.gov/apps/list/press/hi02_hirono/250Recovery.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai&lsquo;i) today announced that the $250 economic recovery payments for Social Security recipients, which were provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will begin to go out on May 7 &ndash; with the goal of every payment being dispersed by the end of May.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 6 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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