Foreign Relations
Testimony of Congressman Case on Pacific Islands initiatives to House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Testimony to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Congressman Ed Case, Hawai‘i District One November 3, 2023 Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Meeks and distinguished members of the Committee: Mahalo for the opportunity to testify on the enduring significance of the Pacific Islands region for the United States. This region has held strategic and cultural importance for our nation… Congressman Ed Case speaks in support of the Compacts of Free Association
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Statement in Support of Foreign Assistance
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I am truly disappointed that an often promising and optimistic bill has succumbed to fatal flaws driven by partisan posturing and representing outdated and frankly dangerous positions undermining our indispensable, unavoidable world leadership role. The increases in funding and engagement in the Indo-Pacific generally and the Pacific Islands specifically deserve broad… Congressman Case Remarks in Appropriations Full Committee Markup FY 24 SFOPS Bill July 12, 2023
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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) announced that Congress has passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that makes changes to the policies and organization of the country’s defense agencies and provides guidance on how military funding can be spent. The Fiscal Year (FY) NDAA authorizes $768 billion in defense spending and includes key provisions… Case, Womack, Hirono Introduce Legislation to Restore Access Federal Benefits for COFA Citizens Legally Present in the United States
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Representative Ed Case (D-Hawaii), Representative Steve Womack (R-Ark.) and Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to restore access to a range of federal benefits for citizens of the Freely Associated States of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau who reside in the United… Supporting Our Commitments to Our Freely Associated States Allies
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Madam Speaker, last year, I was proud to help create the first-ever Congressional Pacific Islands Caucus, which I co-chair along with four of my colleagues. When we launched the Caucus, I noted that our country's and world's future lie in the Indo-Pacific, and that the island nations of the Pacific are a key yet too-often overlooked part of that region and future. We have critical… Case Introduces Measure to Require Federal Benefit Coverage of Compact Migrants
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This measure calls on the federal government to extend the same federal benefits to citizens of three Pacific Island nations legally entitled to live and work in the U.S. as are available to other legal permanent residents Honoring U.S. Japan Alliance and the Contributions of Japanese Americans
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Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the alliance between the United States and Japan and celebrate the extraordinary contributions of Japanese Americans across our country, especially in my home state of Hawai‘i. Seventy-five years ago, the Second World War finally ended when Japanese and Allied representatives signed the Instrument of Surrender on the deck of the U.S.S. Missouri, the… Browse Documents by Date or Issue |