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Case, Moylan Push To Shift Construction And Repair Of U.S. Jones Act Ships From Adversaries Like The People's Republic Of China (PRC) To Allies And Partners Like Japan And Korea

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (D-HI-01) and U.S. Congressman James Moylan (R-Guam) today announced they have introduced a measure in the U.S. House of Representatives to address loopholes in a 1920 law that incentivizes U.S. domestic trade ships to have major modifications and repairs done in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). That law, the Jones Act, is widely…

Case Provision To Strengthen Coast Guard Presence In The Indo-Pacific Secures Overwhelming Bi-Partisan Support In The House

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(Washington, DC) -- U.S. Representative Ed Case Ed Case (Hawai‘i-First District) announced today that last week the full U.S. House of Representatives in an overwhelming show of bipartisan support passed the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 4275) which includes a provision to increase focus on Coast Guard operations in the Indo-Pacific that he introduced with Congressman…

Case Opposes Foreign Affairs Funding Measure That Weakens National Security By Slashing Critical Foreign Assistance Efforts

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted in Committee against the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Security, Department of State and Related Programs Appropriations bill that would slash our nation’s foreign affairs programs and agencies by 22%   This measure funds (or should fund) U.S. foreign policy…

Case Introduces Proposal To Expand Indigenous-Based Tourism

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(Washington, DC) -- U.S. Representative Ed Case (D-Hawai‘i-First District) has introduced proposed legislation in the U.S. House to authorize federal grants to Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Native Alaskans and Native Hawaiian organizations for fostering indigenous history and culture-based travel and tourism. “This measure is especially important for my home state of Hawai‘i,…

Case To Host Another Live District-Wide Tele-Talk Story July 29th

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01), now in his sixth full term in the U.S. House, will host another live virtual Tele-Talk Story with constituents on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. The event will be broadcast live on his Facebook page at @repedcase and on his official web site at https://case.house.gov/events/. “It is critical to my representation of a very diverse district…

Case Opposes Public Lands And Natural Resources Funding Measure That Cripples Efforts To Combat Climate Change And Slashes Funds For National Parks

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted in full Committee today against the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Interior Appropriations bill that cut $2.9 billion from programs and agencies that support public lands and our nation’s natural resources.    The Interior, Environment and Related Appropriations bill funds…

Case Opposes Housing And Transportation, Energy And Water Funding Measures That Fail To Support Americans Facing Rising Housing, Energy And Transportation Costs

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, today voted in full Committee against the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Transportation-Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Appropriations and FY 2026 Energy and Water Appropriations measures. The FY 2026 housing and transportation bill proposes to spend $89.9 billion for HUD, the United…

Case Completes Second Weeklong District Walk Story This Year

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(HONOLULU, HI) -- U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai‘i-First District) devoted most of his July 7-11th week home from Congress to five days of walking communities across his district, talking with constituents he met along the way at their homes, workplaces and other areas. In his second weeklong district “Walk Story” this year, Case walked the communities of Pālolo, Kaimukī ,…

Case Votes Against Reconciliation Budget Measure

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(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…

Case Opposes Legislative Branch Funding Measure That Weakens Congressional Oversight Abilities

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(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…