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Case Opposes Commerce-Justice-Science Funding Measure That Slashes Support For Law Enforcement, Minority Businesses, Domestic Violence, Scientific Research And Development, Legal Aid And Other Core Programs

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted in Committee last night against the proposed $79 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.    This measure funds (or should fund) the U.S. Department of Commerce, including the International Trade…

Case Votes Against Initial House Version Of Annual Defense Measure That Fails To Exert Congressional Oversight Of Trump Administration Actions Undermining Our Nation's Military

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) tonight voted against the initial U.S. House $893 billion version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) despite adoption of five of his floor amendments and various other requests for Hawai‘i and the Indo-Pacific including $1.7 billion of military construction projects in Hawai‘i. “Our National Defense…

Case Opposes Annual Labor, Health, Human Services And Education Measure That Slashes Support For Public Education, Workforce Development, Public Health and Other Core Programs

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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 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-H) Appropriations bill that cuts core assistance programs by $23.9 billion, or 11%, from current FY 2025 funding.   The annual Labor-H…

Case Proposal To Further Strengthen U.S. - Pacific Islands Partnerships Included In Bipartisan Foreign Policy Bill Approved By U.S. House

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai‘i – First) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan foreign policy measure that included a provision of his Pacific Partnership Act to strengthen ties between the United States and our partners in the Pacific. H.R 4490, the PARTNER Act cosponsored by Case, passed the House on September 2nd. It would…

Case Opposes Fiscal Year 2026 Funding Measure Cutting Small Business and Consumer Protections

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee responsible for federal funding, yesterday voted in Committee against the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations bill that slashed support for key small business programs and for agencies that safeguard the public. The FSGG…

Case And Colleagues Secure Improvements In Mail Deliveries To Hawaii And Other Areas Outside The Continental U.S.

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(Washington, DC) -- U.S. Congressman Ed Case (D-Hawai‘i-First District) has led an effort that highlighted problems with mail delivery to Hawai‘i and U.S. territories, prompting the United States Postal Service (USPS) to undertake corrective actions that “will improve the timely and accurate processing and transportation of mail that is designed for deliver in areas outside the 48…

Case Seeks Applicants For Nominations For Appointments To Our Nation's Service Academies For The 2026 Incoming Class

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) is seeking qualified applicants for his Congressional nomination to our nation’s four service academies: the U.S. Military Academy (West Point/Army); U.S. Naval Academy(Annapolis/Navy); U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs/Air Force) and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point/Nassau County – New York). “One of my favorite and…

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…