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Case Delivers Speech Honoring USS Missouri

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Mr Speaker: I rise to recognize the 75th birthday of one of the most iconic ships ever to sail the seven seas, the US. Navy’s USS Missouri. “Mighty Mo”, our last battleship, was commissioned June 11, 1944 after being laid down and launched at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.  She went on to one of the longest and most distinguished careers of any Navy ship ever, earning eleven battle stars…

Case Welcomes New Citizens at Honolulu Naturalization Ceremony

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"Aloha!  I know that this moment - a moment that until now you have only dreamed of, that you have worked so long and hard for – fills you and your families with so many emotions, and that foremost among them are gratitude and pride. But I am here representing your fellow citizens to say that it is we who are grateful, we who are proud, that you have chosen to join us in pledging…

Case Delivers Memorial Day Speech in Waikiki

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Aloha. Three days ago, early on a beautiful clear Spring morning in Washington, DC, just as beautiful for our national’s capital as this morning is for us here in our Hawai‘i, I joined a few of my colleagues in beginning our remembrances on this Memorial Day weekend by laying a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery. We laid our wreath at the grave of Army Infantry Sergeant John Blacknall…

Ed Case to Hold Talk Story Focusing on Veterans

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(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) will be focusing on the needs and concerns of Hawaii’s veterans with a Talk Story session scheduled for next month at the O‘ahu Veterans Center.  Case sits as a member of a key panel that funds all veterans’ efforts nationally: the House Appropriations Committee’s subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs…

Case Visits Hawai‘i Army National Guard Troops on Peacekeeping Duty in Kosovo and Egypt

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U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-1) has just returned to Capitol Hill from a four-day congressional visit to the countries of Kosovo and Egypt. Case’s trip, on behalf of the House Committee on Appropriations on which he serves, was to visit Hawai‘i Army National Guard (HIARNG) troops now stationed in the Republic of Kosovo and in Egypt. He also met with  leaders of both countries to…

Case Gives Big Boost to Smallest USA Uniformed Service

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(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) has introduced into the U.S. House a proposal to place a specialized team within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that counts the famous “Hurricane Hunters” among its members on par with all other uniformed services. Case’s co-introducers are Republican Congressman Don Young of Alaska, the senior…

Member Day Testimony to House Armed Services Committee on Indo-Pacific Priorities in the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

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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…

Case Testifies at Member Day in House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Ops on the East-West Center and Indo-Pacific Funding Priorities

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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…

Case Testifies at Member Day in House Budget Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Indo-Pacific Priorities

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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…

Member Day Testimony to House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations on East-West Center and Indo-Pacific Priorities

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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…