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Schatz Urging Colleagues to Give Telehealth a Boost in Lame Duck

2022-10-25 14:52:28

WASHINGTON — Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, is urging his colleagues to take up legislation during the upcoming lame duck session of the 117th Congress to allow Medicare beneficiaries to more easily have virtual appointments with their doctors. Schatz has led... Read More

2022 Elections

Schatz, Case and Tokuda Prevail in Hawaiian Primaries

2022-08-15 16:19:46

by Dan McCue

HONOLULU, Hawaii — Blue Dog Democrat Rep. Ed Case, incumbent Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz, and Hawaii’s current Democratic Lt. Gov. Josh Green won their respective primary contests on Saturday. The state’s top vote getter on Saturday was Schatz, who was... Read More

Political News

President to Meet With Senate Democrats to Craft Filibuster Plan

2022-01-13 00:34:22

by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will travel to Capitol Hill Thursday to begin crafting a plan to pass a pair of voting rights bills that have been stalled in the Senate for months. A major focus of Biden’s lunchtime visit... Read More