WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Mike Crapo (R-ID), and 6 colleagues in introducing the Bring Our Heroes Home Act, legislation that would eliminate obstacles preventing families and caseworkers from accessing records needed for recovery of America's prisoners of war (POWs) and missing in action (MIA).
"Families of servicemembers who never returned home deserve to know that the government is doing everything it can to determine the fates of their loved ones as quickly and efficiently as possible," said Senator Hirono. "This legislation will help to eliminate bureaucratic obstacles and streamline processes to identify and...