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Case Moves To Assert Congress' Independent Authority Over Key Legislative Branch Agencies

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) today announced the introduction of a measure to assert Congress’ full responsibility and control of key legislative branch positions to counter the Trump administration’s efforts to remove Congressional agency leaders. In May of this year, the administration fired Carla Hayden, head the Library of Congress (LOC), a Congressional…

Case Votes For Annual Defense Policy Bill That Includes Key Case-Requested Provisions For Hawaii And The Indo-Pacific

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) today voted for the final compromise version of the $900 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that includes six of his amendments and various other requests for Hawai‘i and the broader Indo-Pacific, including $1 billion for military construction projects in Hawai‘i. The annual measure, setting…

Confusion Over Federal Emergency Assistance To the Islands Draws Concern From The Hawaii Congressional Delegation

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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) joined in a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to “express their concern regarding execution challenges with several Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants and the negative effects on the people and institutions of…

Case Joins Bipartisan Group Of 35 House Members Proposing Solution To Affordable Care Act Crisis

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Representative Ed Case (D-HI-01) today joined 34 House colleagues led by Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) in the release of their Commonground 2025: A Bipartisan Health Care Framework to address the impending expiration of critical premium tax credits for Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace enrollees. “Millions…

Long-Time Hawaii Federal, State and Non-Profit Executive Joins Case As Deputy Chief of Staff and Hawaii District Director

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(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) has appointed longtime Hawai‘i federal, state and non-profit executive Kekoa Kaluhiwa as his Deputy Chief of Staff and Hawai‘i District Director working out of Case’s Honolulu district office. “In his twenty years of service across our federal, state and non-profit sectors and more, Kekoa has excelled at policy advocacy, community…

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…