WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Brian Schatz issued the following press release:
Yesterday, the Senate voted 82-15 to pass a bipartisan appropriations deal that will deliver tens of millions in federal funding for critical programs that benefit Hawai'i. U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, successfully secured funding for Hawai'i's priorities in the final deal. The package now heads to the president's desk to be signed into law.
"Despite the difficult political environment in Washington, we secured federal funding for key priorities across Hawai'i," said Senator Schatz. "This new funding will help protect our parks and wildlife, support clean energy and disaster preparedness, and promo...