Blue slips enable home-state senators to ensure that the federal judges serving in their states are highly qualified. Mazie Hirono Read Quote
I never took a path that was the usual path for someone in my generation. A lot of the women who I went to school with, in those days, it was still the track of becoming a teacher, becoming a nurse. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but I didn’t go down that path. Mazie Hirono Read Quote
I always saw my mother just making decisions that helped our family. It was much later when I realized how courageous she really was, and I came to understand what a risk-taker she was. That’s very much a part of how I am. Mazie Hirono Read Quote
I wanted to be a counselor or social worker. That’s one of the reasons I was a psychology major. Mazie Hirono Read Quote
At a pretty young age, I wanted to do something with my life that would help people. I’ve been that way for quite a while. Mazie Hirono Read Quote
The thing about immigrants is the people who come to this country with that kind of drive? They are risk-takers. And we need risk-takers who want to improve their lives, create jobs and do those things that add to the dynamism of our economy. Mazie Hirono Read Quote
We should not forget what it felt like to watch Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testify, and what it meant to so many of us. Mazie Hirono Read Quote
Don’t talk to me about civility when you’re separating families at the border. Mazie Hirono Read Quote
As I walk to my office every morning, I know I stand on the shoulders of those who came before me. Mazie Hirono Read Quote
