Press Releases

(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) tonight voted with a majority of his House colleagues to advance a measure that would avoid a second federal government shutdown by fully funding agencies critical to the operation of the federal government while shoring up the security of the country’s Southern border. The measure was earlier approved by the Senate and now… Read more »

(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) this week followed up on his appointment to the House Committee on Natural Resources with selection of assignments to three subcommittees critical to Hawai’i.   “While Natural Resources covers a whole range of national issues, these assignments provide me with the ability to focus on areas especially important to… Read more »

(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) has received a second key committee appointment – to the House Committee on Natural Resources.  “This critical committee has jurisdiction over public lands and natural resources and is ground zero for our efforts in Congress to preserve the natural heritage that was gifted to us for generations to come,” said Case. “It… Read more »

(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (Hawaii – District 1) today welcomed the tentative deal to reopen federal agencies affected by the partial government shutdown and return more than 800,000 federal workers to full paid work.  “Like all Americans, I am relieved that this inexcusable stalemate has been suspended for three weeks,” said Case.  “This decision comes shortly after I… Read more »

(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) today joined his U.S. House colleagues with yet another vote – the 9th since the new Congress convened earlier this month – to end the partial government shutdown.   “We need to get our government reopened now so vital federal services and programs are no longer jeopardized by what has become the longest shutdown in… Read more »

(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Representative Ed Case made the following comments in response to inquiries made regarding his statement at the Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) Vote Celebration. “I am fiercely proud of representing the state with the highest percentage of many ethnic groups in our country including Asian and Pacific Islanders (API), a state where no ethnic group has been… Read more »

(Honolulu, HI) – Less than a week after he officially assumed his seat in Congress, Ed Case has landed one of the most coveted posts in the House – a seat on the powerful House Appropriations Committee.  His appointment is only the second time that a Representative from Hawai‘i has landed this key assignment. The Committee makes major decisions on money spent by the federal… Read more »

(Honolulu, HI) -- Following President Trump’s address to the nation on security on the country’s Southern border, Case issued this response: “Whether or not to build a wall, or secure our border in other ways, has nothing to do with keeping our government open and helping hundreds of millions of Americans who are being deprived of essential government services.  I agree with the… Read more »

(Honolulu, HI) -- Following through on a priority in his campaign to return to Congress, U.S. Representative Ed Case today co-sponsored the very first bill introduced in the New Congress – a strongly worded measure to end corruption in politics.  Members of the 116th Congress were seated yesterday. House Resolution 1 (HR 1) is a sweeping proposal that Case said aims to “fix our… Read more »