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Case Wins Approval For Critical Water Infrastructure Projects From Key House Committee

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) today announced that his requests for six critical water infrastructure projects vital to Hawaii’s safety and economy recently won key bipartisan support and will come before the House for a vote in the coming weeks. Case’s requests were included in H.R. 8812, the proposed Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024. The House T...

Congressman Case on U.S. - India Indo-Pacific Dialogue

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U.S. – INDIA INDO-PACIFIC DIALOGUE Pacific Forum Hilton Garden Inn Kauai June 24 – 25, 2024 ALOHA! I’M U.S. CONGRESSMAN ED CASE I TRULY REGRET THAT I JUST COULDN’T MAKE MY CONGRESSIONAL SCHEDULE WORK TO JOIN YOU PERSONALLY ON KAUA’I. I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY NOT JUST TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS BUT ESPECIALLY TO LISTEN TO YOURS. LET ME FIRST THANK OUR GREAT PACIFIC FORUM, AND ITS PRESIDEN...

U.S. House Approves Key Priorities Sought By Case In Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act

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(Washington, DC) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) announced that the full U.S. House has approved the $883.7 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including four of his floor amendments as well as his priorities on strengthening America’s national security interests in the Indo-Pacific, boosting Hawaii’s economy and continuing to improve the relationship between the...

Congressman Case Criticizes Deletion of Climate Change Resiliency Funding from Defense Department in FY25 Appropriations

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Mr. Chairman I rise toady in support for the Ranking Member's Amendment. It is deeply frustrating to see in this critically important bill, one that must lay the foundation to enable the Department of Defense to compete with our pacing challenges, namely Russia and China, be out shadowed by partisan provisions injecting divisive issues into the bill. This partisanship detracts from our ability to ...

U.S. House Appropriations Committee Supports Case's Requests For Further Funding For Red Hill Closure And Defense of Hawai‘i

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(Washington, DC) – Congressman Ed Case’s (HI-01) U.S. House Committee on Appropriations today approved a key measure funding the Department of Defense for the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 (commencing October 1, 2024). His Committee also approved another funding measure for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and various agencies focused on financial regulation, consumer protection and l...

Case Secures Key Funding For The Indo-Pacific Including $2.1 Billion For The U.S. Government's Indo-Pacific Strategy And $60 Million Toward Another Coast Guard Vessel For Honolulu

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case’s (HI-01) U.S. House Committee on Appropriations today approved two key measures funding federal homeland security and foreign affairs programs with important ties to Hawai‘i for the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 (commencing October 1, 2024). Both the homeland security and foreign affairs funding measures included Case’s requests for critical funding fo...

Hawaii Is Designated For The Most Military Construction Funding Of Any State In The Upcoming Fiscal Year Under U.S. House Appropriations Committee-Approved Measure

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) reported that the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, approved today by the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, includes over $1.55 billion in military construction projects for Hawai‘i, the most of any state. “This major funding for critical Hawai‘i projects underscores all ...

Case Praises New Partnerships Among Twenty Federal, State, Local and Non-Governmental Entities And Congress To Help Conserve Two Million Acres In Hawai‘i

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(Washington, DC) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) announcement today the designation of two million acres throughout the State of Hawai‘i as a Sentinel Landscape, a federal program that makes these lands eligible for millions in funding to support conservation efforts. The program creates partnerships between federal agencies, state and local governments, private landowners, land managers and non-pro...

Case Announces Winners Of His 2024 Congressional Art Competition

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(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) announced the winners of his 2024 Congressional Art Competition during an awards ceremony at the Bishop Museum, where entries have been on public display. “Forty-six art pieces were entered this year from fourteen schools throughout my district (Urban Honolulu),” said Case. “All of this year’s contestants earned our respect for parti...

Congressman Case on House Floor: Mahalo Admiral Aquilino!

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Mr. Speaker, This Friday, at Pearl Harbor, Admiral John C. Aquilino, callsign Lung, relinquishes command of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and closes four decades of service to our nation. Throughout, Admiral Aquilino has exemplified loyalty to his oath. As IndoPacom, he has been fiercely realistic about the challenges we face and the actions we must take. His rock has always been his wife Laura an...