Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today introduced a bill to require that all baggage and cargo transporting into the State of Hawai‘i by air or sea be inspected for invasive species and high-risk agricultural materials.
Case’s colleague, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02), co-introduced the measure, entitled the Hawai‘i Invasive Species Protection Act .
“We must act now because invasive… Read more »
Madam Speaker, I rise today to join my colleague, Representative Gabbard, in introducing our bill to protect one of the most unique and fragile environments on earth, our Hawai‘i, from devastating invasive species.
Invasive species pose an especially grave threat to Hawai‘i’s unique ecosystems, natural resources and agricultural communities, in part due to Hawai‘i’s unique geography.… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for all federal discretionary spending, today voted with a majority of his colleagues to pass two appropriations measures funding $1.4 trillion in federal operations for the current fiscal year.
If approved by the Senate and signed into law by President Donald Trump as expected, the… Read more »
Floor Debate on H.R. 729, the Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act
December 10, 2019
The Acting CHAIR: The gentleman from Hawai‘i is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. CASE: Mr. Chair, this amendment is not a coastal resilience amendment. This amendment has nothing to do with the underlying bill; in fact, it was a miracle that it was ruled germane. This amendment instead… Read more »
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member and members of the Committee.
As a proud former member of the House Committee on Agriculture from 2003 to 2006, I appreciate your allowing me to share my thoughts on issues important to our agricultural community both nationally and in my home state of Hawai‘i. It was just as true then as it is today that American agriculture doesn’t much care… Read more »
Madam Chair, today I am truly honored to bring to the floor a bipartisan bill championed by many colleagues from throughout the country and many individuals and organizations passionately committed to our oceans, lakes, and coastlines and to the ecosystems, communities, and economies that depend on them.
I especially want to recognize my colleagues who introduced and advocated the… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) - U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) announced that today the U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 3055, the second of four measures that the House Committee on Appropriations recommended to fund over $383 billion of discretionary federal government agencies, programs and services for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 commencing October 1st of this year.
Case is… Read more »
(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 »
"Chairman Grijalva,
Thank you very much for your efforts to host this important forum to recognize the contributions of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities to environmental protection and the preservation of historic and cultural sites throughout our country.
As the representative for Hawaii’s First Congressional District, which has the highest… Read more »
