This morning, Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) testified at Member Day (when Members can present to committees) in the House Budget Committee on the importance of fiscal responsibility and a budget that reflects our strategic priorities, especially in the Indo-Pacific region. The full text of his written testimony to the Committee is below:
"Chairman Yarmuth, Ranking Member… Read more »
Chairwoman Lowey, Ranking Member Rogers, distinguished Members of the Committee:
Thank you for this opportunity to testify today in support of priorities important to Hawai‘i and the Indo-Pacific region. Since the end of the Second World War, the United States has helped to build a free and open order in the Indo-Pacific region that guaranteed security, enhanced trade and… Read more »
(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) 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 »
I rise today to speak in favor of H.R. 268, the Emergency Disaster Appropriations bill.
This bill would appropriate funds for programs supporting communities rebuilding after suffering through numerous natural disasters throughout 2018. My home State of Hawai'i is in particular need of assistance. It was hit hard by multiple devastating storms over the islands and by the sustained… 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 »
