Mazie Hirono Quotes

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Mazie Hirono

Profession : Politician

Birth : November 3, 1947

Clearly, there is a growing market for affordable, abundant and sustainable energy. Industry is working to meet the needs of this market, and in the process is creating jobs, technologies and industries in states across the country.

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I was in sixth grade at Koko Head Elementary School in Honolulu, and was chosen to pin the 50th star on the American flag in front of my teachers and classmates at a special assembly to celebrate statehood.

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Like my fellow citizens in Hawaii, I am a proud American.

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I would never criticize a judge just because he or she presides in another state, including Alabama.

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Hawaii - the Aloha state - is built on the strength of its multicultural society, from our indigenous Native Hawaiian people to the many immigrants that followed.

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I know who I fight for and why.

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I've been very open about my health challenge because I think it's really important to let my constituents know that in spite of the fact that I am still in treatment, nothing about this treatment prevents me from doing my job.

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We all know that the earlier cancer is detected the more successful treatment will be, and my cancer had spread to my ribs and that was a very fast-growing cancer.

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That used to be one of my greatest fears growing up: my mom would get sick and then she wouldn't be able to go to work and then there is no food or money for rent.

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It's clear that health care is a concern for people all across the country regardless of their political stripe or where they live.

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We work really hard to get elected.

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The Trump administration gives me so many more opportunities to be verbal and vocal.

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In Hawaii we understand why it is important to malama, or take care of, our land, ocean, and air - our way of life depends on it.

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Protecting Medicare and Social Security, health care, workers' rights, and a woman's right to choose remain top priorities for me.

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I'm grateful for the support I'm receiving from the people of Hawaii.

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In Hawaii, we understand that our way of life depends on a healthy ocean.

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We cannot afford to continue losing our coral reefs, which are suffering from a number of threats such as warmer temperatures, more acidic waters, and disease, and that is why Hawaii has become a leader in taking steps to mitigate the harmful impacts of sunscreen on our marine environment.

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Sen. Akaka's care, empathy and compassion were evident to everyone who knew him.

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I was almost 8 when my mother bravely brought her children to this country so we could have a chance at a better life.

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Women feel we need to be much better prepared, that we need to have a lot of experience behind us before we run for office.

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