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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: Disturbing Mueller Report Cannot Stop Here

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(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) today commented on the heavily-redacted March 2019 Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Race by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III. “The report is substantially redacted. What do we still not know? Any decision as to what more should be disclosed to whom and under what…

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…

Case Votes to Avert Second Shutdown

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(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…