(Washington, DC) -- U.S. Representative Ed Case (D-HI-01) this morning voted against H.R. 1, the massive “reconciliation” budget bill that has been under consideration in Congress since January. The measure passed on a vote of 218-214, with all Democrats including Case voting against. Case made the following statement on his vote: “Laws are not just about policy; they are ultimately about our valu... Read More »
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, yesterday voted in full Committee against the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Legislative Branch Appropriations measure. The bill, which funds Congress, provides $5 billion, a decrease of $272 million or 5 percent below the FY 2025 enacted level. This total excludes the Senate items, which are ad... Read More »
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the House Appropriations Committee and of its Subcommittee on Homeland Security, voted yesterday in the full committee against the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations measure. The FY 2026 Homeland Security bill proposes a total discretionary allocation of $66.4 billion to the Department of Homeland Securit... Read More »
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, tonight voted against the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Related Agencies funding measure. The measure would provide $25.5 billion, a $1 billion decrease from the current year, for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agricultu... Read More »
(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today issued his statement following the U.S. attack on Iran: "Iran under its current leadership has chosen to be our enemy and cannot possess nuclear weapons under any circumstances, but that end doesn't justify any means. "The administration has not provided the information required to determine whether this attack was appropriate, including whet... Read More »
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today announced an effort to codify into law a federal program to expand energy resilience and reliability for some of the nation’s most vulnerable regions – isolated island, Native Hawaiian and Tribal communities – which often face common and unique energy obstacles including limited energy infrastructure, high costs of imported energy and vulne... Read More »
I rise today in support of my Energy Transitions Initiative Authorization Act to expand resilient and reliable energy for some of our nation’s most vulnerable regions – isolated and Tribal communities. Isolated and Tribal communities often share common energy obstacles, such as limited energy infrastructure, high costs of imported energy and vulnerability to natural disasters. For example, in my h... Read More »
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the House Appropriations Committee and of its Subcommittee on Defense, voted in Committee against the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Defense Appropriations bill today. The FY 2026 Defense bill proposes to spend $831.5 billion, an amount equal to the FY 2025 enacted level, for federal agencies and programs in the Department of Defense... Read More »
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, early this morning voted against the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations funding measure. The measure (MILCON-VA) would fund worldwide military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and various small agencies and... Read More »
(Washington, DC) -- U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai‘i – First District) outlined Hawai‘i and Indo-Pacific defense priorities in testimony submitted to the U.S. House Armed Services Committee as it considers the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Congress’ annual legislation authorizing national defense efforts. Case, a member of the U.S. House Committee on Appropri... Read More »
Mr. Speaker, I rise to today to ask for the House's support for the Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act, which I introduced with my colleague Congresswoman Jen Kiggans of Virginia. It is the companion version of the bill introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, along with twelve other Senators. In 1941, more than 250,000 Filipino soldiers responded to President Roose... Read More »
(Washington, DC) -- U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) was presented with the 2025 Statesmanship Award by the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress (FMC) in a ceremony tonight in Washington, D.C. In presenting the prestigious award to Case, the FMC said: "U.S. Representative Ed Case, who has the rare distinction of being both a current Member and a former Member, is a leader on issues ra... Read More »
Aloha, and thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). I’d like to highlight for your consideration and action some specific national security challenges regarding my home state of Hawai‘i and the broader IndoPacific. The Indo-Pacific, of course, is the frontline of our generation pacing challenge led by the People’s Republic of... Read More »
Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, and Members of the Committee: Mahalo for the opportunity to share my priorities for matters under your Committee’s jurisdiction for the 119th Congress. In particular, I ask for your continued support of the U.S. Coast Guard. My home state of Hawai‘i relies heavily on and has benefited greatly from the presence of the Coast Guard. We appreciate the Coast Guar... Read More »
(Washington, D.C) -- Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Congressman Ed Case (D-Hawaii-01), and Delegate Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-A.S.), introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill aimed at strengthening the United States’ strategic partnerships with Pacific Island nations, supporting sustainable development, and combating the increasing Chinese aggression in ... Read More »
