Brian Schatz

Everyone has to run their own race and make their own decisions.

— Brian Schatz

One of things I have always been open to is making policy in the Senate Commerce Committee.

— Brian Schatz

Because these credit agencies operate in the dark, they are allowed to be terribly unfair and unaccountable.

— Brian Schatz

We believe that if you want a strong middle class, you have to vote for Democrats.

— Brian Schatz

Sen. Akaka never forgot the cost of war on our country.

— Brian Schatz

As members of Congress, we have to pursue the Congressional Review Act legislation as soon as possible.

— Brian Schatz

If there's ever a vote for single-payer, I'm a 'yes.' But there are lots of things we can do in the meantime.

— Brian Schatz

I am always open to a conversation. I am always open to a bipartisan compromise.

— Brian Schatz

The good news is the Republicans have started to say the right things about net neutrality. The bad news is we're not…

— Brian Schatz

For several days in July of 2012, Greenland surface ice cover melted more than at any time in 30 years of satellite…

— Brian Schatz

If the private insurance market can survive in a context of a public option, good for them. But if they can't, then…

— Brian Schatz

The scientific consensus is that climate change is real, urgent, and caused by humans. This science should be both supported and understood…

— Brian Schatz

We need a generation of net neutrality voters. People now really understand what's at stake, and we need to translate millions of…

— Brian Schatz

I just believe strongly that anybody who wants to pursue additional education after high school ought to be given that chance.

— Brian Schatz

Our objective should be to have a competition of ideas... I think it's a golden age in terms of policy ideas when…

— Brian Schatz

The most important thing to remember here is that the Internet is not broken, and all of the innovation that we've seen…

— Brian Schatz

Congressman Bridenstine's legislative record and his own testimony during his nomination hearing show that he rejects NASA's role in earth science, adopts…

— Brian Schatz

I support the administrative rules promulgated by the Department of the Interior which permit a Native Hawaiian government to establish a relationship…

— Brian Schatz

For the first time in American history, it's not clear whether or not it's smart for a 17-year-old to enroll in college.…

— Brian Schatz

I think there's a short-term legislative strategy. I think there's a longer-term legislative strategy in terms of enshrining net neutrality principles into…

— Brian Schatz

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent allied with Democrats, has championed Medicare for All, which would give every American coverage through the…

— Brian Schatz

While some members of Congress have attempted to stall progress on climate change, their actions amount to little more than political theater.…

— Brian Schatz

To address the open question of whether we are addicted to technological devices and platforms, Congress must understand the current scientific consensus,…

— Brian Schatz

This was a theme of Sen. Akaka's career - to advocate for people who did not have power, for people who were…

— Brian Schatz

Telecom companies are doing very, very well. And the internet economy is doing very, very well.

— Brian Schatz

It's easy for us to look at another country or another political party and say, 'Enough! Do better!'. It is a tougher…

— Brian Schatz

There is a growing consensus in the private sector that companies can and should take action to address the problem of gun…

— Brian Schatz

There is no lack of profitability or investment among these telecommunications companies. There is nothing that an open-internet order did to them…

— Brian Schatz

I'm saying that when a publicly traded company says something doesn't make a difference in terms of their investments, I trust that…

— Brian Schatz

With health care, somebody at some point decided that there was a bright line and that you had to pick sides. Well,…

— Brian Schatz

That's how the Pell Grant system works, in that you get a flat dollar amount, and you can use it for tuition…

— Brian Schatz

The tendency among Democrats, especially after a devastating loss, is to come up with either a new individual to lead us, a…

— Brian Schatz

I think it accrues to Hawaii's benefit that I have friends in Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin. We're already…

— Brian Schatz

President Trump, in a lot of ways - not just on policy but in terms of style - is everything that Hawaii…

— Brian Schatz

America's brightest minds are charting a course to a clean energy future that will provide for our health, safety, and prosperity.

— Brian Schatz

Islands are going to suffer from climate change in very, very difficult ways. And it's not just Pacific islands. It's not just…

— Brian Schatz

The Internet is working because it's free and open, and there's no discrimination. Without these rules, ISPs could treat content differently based…

— Brian Schatz

Hawaii feels so passionately about climate. You know, our oceans are warming. As a result, we have more ocean acidification and coral…

— Brian Schatz

On a mild day in January 2011, Republicans in the House voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. It was the first…

— Brian Schatz

The filibuster is used more aggressively, so I think doing each individual appropriations bill through regular order would be a home run.…

— Brian Schatz