(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai’i-First District) today announced that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 7159, his proposed Pacific Partnership Act, to further increase U.S. engagement in the critical Pacific region. Case, a Co-Chair and Founding Member of the first-ever Congressional Pacific Islands Caucus, introduced the measure together with 25 other bipartisa... Read More »
(Honolulu, HI) -- The U.S. Department of State has responded to a May 13, 2024 letter by U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai’i-First) to Secretary Antony Blinken regarding Hawaii’s inclusion in mutual defense undertakings of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). (Case’s letter and State’s response are linked below.) In his May 13th letter to Secretary Blinken, Rep. Case wrote: “I write to ... Read More »
(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) today released the following statement in the aftermath of the rally for former President Trump today in Pennsylvania: “Our hearts go out to the innocent lost and we pray for President Trump and the others wounded. “Violence must not be the answer. Voters, not guns, must decide elections.” ### Read More »
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case’s (HI-01) U.S. House Committee on Appropriations today approved three measures for the upcoming federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 (commencing October 1, 2024). The $198.4 billion Labor-Health and Human Services (HHS) bill supports health, education and labor programs. The $99 billion Transportation-Housing and Urban Development (HUD) bill supports transit an... Read More »
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case’s (HI-01) U.S. House Committee on Appropriations today approved three measures funding several of his Community Project Funding (CPF) requests for the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 (commencing October 1, 2024). The $38.5 billion Interior Appropriations bill funds the Department of the Interior, including the National Parks Service (NPS), U.S. Fish and W... Read More »
(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... Read More »
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... Read More »
(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... Read More »
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 ... Read More »
(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... Read More »
