Honorable Mazie Hirono
United States Senator, Hawaii, Democrat
Mazie Hirono was first elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2012. Prior to that she served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013 and as Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii from 1994 to 2002. The following is excerpted from Senator Hirono’s April 4, 2017, remarks before the Senate on confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. When Senate Republicans executed their unprecedented block of President Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland, they were willing to set aside the history and practice of the Senate to make sure no nominee of President Obama’s would fill the vacancy…
