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Case Statement on Today's Announcement of Articles of Impeachment

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(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1)  issued the following statement following this morning’s announcement of articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump: “I have supported the formal impeachment inquiry since the whistleblower’s report on the President’s dealings with Ukraine was provided to Congress in September. I have closely followed the…

Case Calls on Federal Government for Full Reimbursement of Costs of Migrants from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia

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(Honolulu, HI) -  Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today said he has called on the federal government to fully reimburse Hawai‘i for the cost of providing public services to migrants from the Pacific island states covered by the Compacts of Free Association (COFA). These Freely Associated States (FAS) include the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), the Republic of Palau and…

Case Introduces Bill to Tackle Exploding National Debt

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(Honolulu, HI) -  Congressman Ed Case, Democrat from Hawai’i, today introduced a bill to confront what he calls a “federal fiscal house that is seriously out of order.” Case said H.R. 5211, his proposed Sustainable Budget Act, will create a National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform tasked with “tackling our national debt, which now stands at more than $23 trillion and…

Case Announces Nominations to Military Academies

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(Honolulu, HI) -  Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today announced his 2020 nominations to three of the United States military’s service academies: the U.S. Military Academy (West Point/Army); U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis/Navy); and U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs/Air Force). “I take my responsibility to nominate deserving applicants from my district to our legendary service…

Case Gains U.S. House Approval of Financial Assistance for Hawai‘i Exports

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(Honolulu, HI) -  Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today said the U.S. House voted to include his floor amendment strengthening Hawaiian business exports in a bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM). Founded by executive order in 1934 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and made an independent agency by Congress in 1945, EXIM aids in the financing and…

Case Announces Federal Housing Assistance to Address Homelessness

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(Honolulu, HI) - Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today announced a federal award of $850,000 to help the state combat homelessness in Hawaii’s disabled community. “The challenge of homelessness is recognized by all of us on the federal, state, local and community level, and we must continue to work together to help those who need a helping hand – in this case, disabled individuals who are…

Case Represents Congress at 75th Anniversary Ceremonies for 100th/442nd Nisei Troops in France

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(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) today represented the United States Congress at ceremonies in and around Bruyères, France to honor soldiers of the U.S. Army’s storied 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT) on the 75th anniversary of some of their most notable achievements. In October 1944 the 442nd RCT, by then incorporating the equally storied 100th Infantry…

Congressman Ed Case to Host Six More Talk Story Community Meetings This Week

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U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), home from D.C. for the October district work period, will host six more Talk Story community meetings this week: five in-person meetings throughout the First Congressional District from East Honolulu to Mililani and Ko Olina; and one electronic Talk Story. “I can’t imagine a more critical time to stay in very close touch with the folks I represent in…

Case Statement on Congressional Oversight of President's Reported Dealings with Ukraine

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(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) released the following statement today: “The allegations that the President pressured a foreign country to investigate a domestic political opponent and withheld foreign assistance as leverage, to go with his Director of National Intelligence’s refusal to produce the whistleblower’s complaint and independent Inspector General’s report to…

Case Introduces Measure to Allow Full Enforcement of State and Local Laws Targeting Illegal Short-Term Rentals

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(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1)  introduced on Friday H.R. 4232, a measure to confirm that Internet platforms who knowingly market illegal short-term vacation rentals can be held liable under state and local law.  His “Protecting Local Authority and Neighborhoods” (PLAN) Act would end abusive litigation by Internet-based short-term rental…