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U.S. Congressman Ed Case's Statement On The Proposed Acquisition Of Hawaiian Airlines By Alaska Airlines

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(WASHINGTON, DC) -- U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai‘i-First District) made the following statement on the announcement today of the proposed acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines by Alaska Airlines: “My earliest memories include flying with my dad on Hawaiian Airlines from Hilo to the Big City. So, like all of us it is difficult to accept that this truly kamaʻāina company, such a deep part of the li...

Congressman Case Testifies on his HEAL Maui bill to the U.S. House Small Business Committee

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Small Business Committee Member Day Testimony November 30, 2023 Chair Williams, Ranking Member Velázquez and members of the Committee, Good morning and aloha. Thank you for the opportunity to address you today on the devasting August 223 Maui wildfires, in particular their deep impact on small businesses throughout Hawai’i and the need to adjust federal small business assistance programs to specif...

Testimony of Congressman Case on his Sustainable Budget Act to the House Budget Committee

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Testimony to the House Budget Committee on the Sustainable Budget Act November 29, 2023 Chair Arrington, Ranking Member Boyle and members of the Committee, Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the need for a bipartisan fiscal commission to address our nation’s fiscal crisis. Our budget is on an unsustainable path and the American people know it. Every metric – annual deficits, total debt, d...

Congressman Case's House Floor Statement on H.R. 6447, the Saving Natural Ecosystems and Marine Organisms Act

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Statement on House Floor in support of H.R. 6447, the Saving Natural Ecosystems and Marine Organisms Act Congressman Ed Case, Hawai‘i District One November 17, 2023 Mr. Speaker: I rise today to urge my House colleagues to join in protecting our world’s fragile coral reef ecosystems by restricting international imports of protected ornamental reef fish and coral species collected by destructive and...

Testimony of Congressman Case on Pacific Islands initiatives to House Foreign Affairs Committee

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Testimony to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Congressman Ed Case, Hawai‘i District One November 3, 2023 Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Meeks and distinguished members of the Committee: Mahalo for the opportunity to testify on the enduring significance of the Pacific Islands region for the United States. This region has held strategic and cultural importance for our nation for hundreds of y...

Case To Hold Nov. 4 Talk Story In Honolulu Focusing On Veterans

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(HONOLULU, HI) -- U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai‘i -First District) will host another of his series of Talk Story community meetings, this one focused on veterans, on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023 in Honolulu. “As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, responsible for all federal discretionary funding including programs and services for our nation’s veterans, I look forward to the opportunit...

Case Votes To Remove McCarthy As House Speaker

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(WASHINGTON, DC) -- U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai’i-1st) today voted to remove U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (California-20th) as Speaker of the House. “I considered my vote every which way, take no pleasure in it, and worked for alternatives” said Case, Vice Chair of the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus. “The last thing I want to do is support the small minority within my Republic...

Case Votes To Prevent Federal Government Shutdown And Add Billions In Emergency Assistance For Maui And Other Disasters

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai‘i-01) made the following statement on his vote today in the U.S. House to prevent a federal government shutdown tonight and add $16 billion to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Disaster Relief Fund: “The deep division and polarization on Capitol Hill should never have been allowed to take Congress to the brink of still another ...

Testimony of Congressman Case to House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the Maui Wildfires

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Statement of Representative Ed Case House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Oversight Hearing: Role of Electric Infrastructure in the Catastrophic Maui Fire September 28, 2023 Chair Griffith, Ranking Member Castor and Members of the Subcommittee, good morning and aloha. From all of the people of Hawai‘i, mahalo for your expressions of concern and for you...

Hawaii Congressional Delegation Announces More Than $42 Million In Federal Grants To Expand Access To Trees And Green Space In Communities Throughout The State

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and U.S. Representatives Ed Case (HI-01) and Jill Tokuda (HI-02) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $42,585,500 in grants to nine organizations to plant and maintain trees, combat extreme heat, and improve access to green space in communities throughout the state. The largest awar...

Remarks by Congressman Ed Case in support of the Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions Act of 2023

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Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 1567, the Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions (ACRES) Act of 2023. Drought conditions and invasive grasses throughout the country in recent years have compounded the threat of wildfires, and the recent wildfires on Maui serve as a tragic reminder of how serious the risks are. These wildfires devastated a vibrant community and serve as ...

Case Contracts Covid; Will Not Join U.S. House Speaker-Led Delegation To Maui Today To Review Wildfire Tragedy And Disaster Response

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(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai‘i -1st), who was scheduled to join a U.S. House of Representatives member delegation to Maui today led by Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy (California-20th), tested positive for COVID-19 this morning and will not attend. The delegation, which includes U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (Ohio-14th), Chair of the House Appropriations S...

Case Urges Hawaii Veterans Who May Be Eligible For Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxins (PACT) Act Benefits, But Who Have Not Yet Applied, To Apply By August 9th To Assure Retroactive Benefits

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today urged Hawai‘i veterans and their survivors who may be eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care benefits under the historic PACT Act of August 2022, and who have not yet applied for PACT Act benefits, to file or at least complete and submit an intent to file before Wednesday, August 9th to preserve eligibility for retroac...

Case Introduces Measure To Ban Discriminatory Treatment And Pricing Of Shipping Of Goods To U.S. Locations Outside Of Continent

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(Washington, DC) – Congressman Ed Case’s (HI-01) today announced the introduction of a bill in the U.S. House to end what he called in remarks in the Congressional Record “the exclusionary and discriminatory practices of private shipping services to Hawai‘i and the other non-contiguous parts of our country.” Case said Hawai‘i, located almost 2,500 miles off the West Coast, and like other non-48 st...

Case Visits Hawai‘i Army National Guard On Advanced Combat Training In Louisiana

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(Washington, DC) -- U.S. Congressman Ed Case on Friday joined the Hawai‘i Army National Guard’s lead 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (29th IBCT) in the middle of a month-long advanced combat training exercise at the U.S. Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) in Fort Johnson, Louisiana. The 29th IBCT is the lead component in the exercise and incorporates Guard units from 24 states. It is ...