(Honolulu, HI) - U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) announced that today the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2740, the first upcoming Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations bill including close to $1 trillion in overall federal spending and millions in federal funding for Hawai’i-specific programs.
The full House approved the overall recommendations of its Committee on… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) today voted with his House colleagues on final passage of a disaster aid bill with millions slated to help communities in Hawai‘i hard hit by natural disasters last year. “Today I voted to pass a bi-partisan, bicameral disaster supplemental package that will now go to the President’s desk for signature,” said Case.… Read more »
Chairwoman Velázquez, Ranking Member Chabot and members of the Small Business Committee,
Thank you for allowing me to share my thoughts with the Committee on issues important to our small business committee both nationally and in my home state of Hawai‘i. As you may remember from my prior service on this Committee, my focus is not only on keeping small business strong throughout our… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) – US Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) voted with his House colleagues on May 10 to pass out an extra measure of aid to communities in Hawai‘i hard hit by natural disasters last year. “On May 10 I voted to pass a supplemental appropriations package that will provide $19.1 billion in disaster relief and assistance across the country, including our… Read more »
"Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to address the House for one minute.
I rise today to introduce my bill, which would ensure all federal employees are treated fairly and are reimbursed in a timely manner for travel expenses during a shutdown.
Good government includes ensuring that during shutdowns, essential services are still performed. Thus, during the last government shutdown,… Read more »
"Chairman Yarmuth, Ranking Member Womack, and Members of the Committee,
Thank you for this opportunity to testify today in support of a fiscally responsible budget for FY20.
Such a budget would focus our core functions and discretionary priorities within our means. It would require whole-budget, long-term approach with bipartisan solutions to one of the most challenging issues… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) on April 30, 2019 released the following letter addressed to Raquel Girvin, the Regional Administrator for the Western-Pacific Region of the Federal Aviation Administration. In his letter to Regional Administrator Girvin, Case also attached the letter he received April 29, 2019, from Hawai‘i State Representative Cynthia Thielen,… Read more »
Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Thornberry, distinguished Members of the Committee:
Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on this year’s NDAA.
The National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy affirmed the reemergence of long-term strategic competition with other great powers as the central challenge to our national security. No country poses as significant a… Read more »
Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) testified in support of his amendment to H.R. 1: For the People Act, which incentivizes political parties to prioritize small-dollar donations in supporting candidates. The full text of his written testimony on the House floor is below:
"Thank you, Mr. Chair. I rise today to speak in favor of my proposed amendment. This amendment will… Read more »
This morning, Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) testified at Member Day (when Members can present to committees) in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs in support of increased funding for the East-West Center and other vital programs that support a free and open Indo-Pacific. The full text of his written testimony to the… Read more »
