Reforming
Our
Budget
Process
Democratic
Leader
Chuck
Schumer
announced
this
week
that
Senator
Schatz
was
named
to
the
Joint
Committee
on
Budget
and
Appropriations
Process
Reform.
Established
as
part
of
the
bipartisan
budget
agreement
reached
on
February
7,
2018,
the
Joint
Select
Committee
will
provide
recommendations
and
legislative
language
to
significantly
improve
the
budget
and
appropriations
process.
“This
new
committee
has
been
tasked
with
making
key
decisions
about
how
we
go
about
funding
our
national
priorities,
and
as
a
member
of
the
Appropriations
Committee,
this
new
role
will
put
me
in
a
better
position
to
make
sure
Hawai‘i’s
needs
are
strongly
represented,”
said
Senator
Schatz.
“Government
is
a
public
trust,
and
we
have
a
unique
opportunity
here
to
make
it
work
better
for
the
American
people.”
In
addition
to
Senator
Schatz,
Democratic
members
of
the
Joint
Select
Committee
on
Budget
and
Appropriations
Process
Reform
include
Senators
Sheldon
Whitehouse
(D-R.I.),
Mazie
Hirono,
and
Michael
Bennet
(D-Colo.).
Fighting
for
Net
Neutrality
Senator
Schatz
joined
several
of
his
colleagues
to
highlight
the
importance
of
Net
Neutrality.
To
watch
the
video,
click
here.
Fulfilling
Our
Promise
to
Filipino
Veterans
Earlier
this
month,
Senators
Schatz and
Lisa
Murkowski
(R-Alaska)
introduced
the
Filipino
Veterans
Fairness
Act
of
2018.
The
bipartisan
legislation
would
restore
the
U.S.
government’s
promise
to
Filipino
World
War
II
veterans
and
ensure
those
surviving
are
fully
eligible
for
the
benefits
they
earned.
Senator
Schatz
is
the
Ranking
Member
of
the
Senate
Appropriations
Subcommittee
on
Military
Construction
and
Veterans
Affairs.
“Our
broken
promise
to
Filipino
WWII
veterans
and
their
families
is
a
stain
on
our
nation’s
history.
And
while
we’ve
tried
to
right
that
wrong,
there
are
still
far
too
many
who
have
not
received
the
basic
veterans’
benefits
they
earned,”
said
Senator
Schatz.
“Time
is
running
out,
and
for
some,
it
is
already
too
late.
We
must
act
quickly
to
pass
this
legislation
and
fully
honor
the
men
and
women
who
fought
with
us
and
served
so
bravely
when
we
needed
them.”
More
than
250,000
Filipinos
served
under
the
U.S.
flag
in
the
Pacific
during
the
Second
World
War.
As
citizens
of
a
U.S.
commonwealth
during
the
war,
Filipinos
were
promised
full
veterans
benefits
for
serving
in
the
U.S.
Armed
Forces.
However,
because
of
the
Rescission
Act
of
1946,
most
Filipino
World
War
II
veterans
did
not
receive
these
benefits
and
have
been
largely
under-recognized
for
their
wartime
efforts.
The
Filipino
Veterans
Fairness
Act
of
2018
would
fulfill
the
moral
obligation
of
the
United
States
to
take
care
of
its
veterans
and
their
families.
Bringing
the
Aloha
Spirit
to
Washington
Senator
Schatz
received
the
2018
SHAPE
America
SPEAK
Out!
Day
Award
in
honor
of
his
support
for
health
and
physical
education
and
Title
IV,
Part
A
funding
for
the
Student
Support
and
Academic
Enrichment
grant
program.
Senator
Schatz
meets
with
9-1-1
and
emergency
communications
professionals
from
Hawai‘i.
He
also
presented
remarks
at
the
15th
Annual
9-1-1
Honor
Awards
Reception
and
the
50th
Anniversary
of
9-1-1
Celebration.
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