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Case Votes to Strengthen Hawai‘i Residents' Long-Term Financial Security With Transformative Retirement Bill

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) voted today for bipartisan legislation he cosponsored to bolster and protect the people of Hawaii’s retirement savings.   “By expanding retirement plan coverage and providing more saving options, our Securing a Strong Retirement Act will ensure more people can retire with dignity and stability after a lifetime of work”, said…

Case Supports Defense Department's Proposed Additional $1 Billion Fund To Address Red Hill Water Crisis

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(Washington, DC) - Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for all federal discretionary spending, today endorsed the Biden Administration’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget proposal to allocate $1 billion more to address the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility water contamination crisis. “Full remediation, defueling and closure of Red Hill…

Case Secures $500,000 In Federal Fiscal Year 2022 Funding To Boost Incubator Project For Leeward O’ahu Small Businesses

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(Washington, DC) - Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for all federal discretionary spending, announced today that H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 signed into law by the President on March 15, 2022, included his request to provide $500,000 in federal funding for the Institute for Native Pacific Education and…

Federal Fiscal Year 2022 Funding Measure Includes Millions Sought By Case To Support Education And Health And Strengthen Social Safety Net In Hawai’i

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Washington, DC) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for all federal discretionary spending, today announced that H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022 that passed Congress and was signed into law by the President earlier this month, included millions in funding and additional studies he sought to improve…

Case Secures $975,000 To Build Hawaii's Workforce For The Digital Economy

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(Washington, DC) - Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for all federal discretionary spending, announced today that H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 signed into law by the President on March 15, 2022, included his request to fund increased training for Hawai’i residents in skills necessary for work in our…

Case Secures Millions Of Federal Funding To Help Hawai‘i Small Businesses and Tourism

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(Washington, DC) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for all federal discretionary spending, today announced millions in funding and other actions he sought and secured to strengthen Hawai‘i’s economy as part of the current 2022 fiscal year (FY) funding bill.  H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022, passed…

Congressman Case Accepting Submissions For 2022 Congressional Art Competition

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(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) announced today that he is now accepting submissions for his 2022 Congressional Art Competition. “Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives,” said Case. “The Artistic Discovery Contest is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in the nation,…

Congressman Case Urges Public Comment Supporting Ban On Commercial Tour Helicopter/Small Aircraft Overflights Of Hawaii's Two National Parks

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(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources and Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands which has jurisdiction over the country’s 63 National Parks, today urged the public to submit comments to call for the protection of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park and Haleakalā National Park. “Throughout our…

Case Says Federal Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Includes Major Funding For The University Of Hawaii

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(Washington, DC) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for all federal discretionary spending, today announced hundreds of millions in federal funding in the just-signed Fiscal Year 2022 federal funding measure for the 10-campus University of Hawai‘i (UH) system, including research funding which together with prior fiscal years…