Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 6585 with deep reservations.
I support the substance of the measure as addressing key concerns for American Indians and Alaska Natives. My grave concern is with the inexplicable omission of Native Hawaiians as indistinguishably indigenous peoples of this country to be treated and included the same.
I spelled out my concerns at length in a… Read more »
Madam Speaker, H.R. 4153, the Health Care Access for Urban Native Veterans Act, will ensure that Native American veterans have equal access to healthcare, regardless of their location of residence, by expanding Department of Veterans Affairs, VA, funding to include urban Indian health centers.
The Indian Health Service acts as the primary Federal agency responsible… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) announced today that the House Appropriations Committee has approved $197 billion in funding for federal labor, health, human services and education programs for upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, including some $100 million-plus in funding for Native Hawaiian-focused programs.
“This measure is the main vehicle for funding the principal federal… Read more »
Madam Speaker,
Our country has officially observed each May since 1992 as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, recognizing the extraordinary contributions of our Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community to the rich fabric and history of our nation.
May is especially important to me as the proud Representative of Hawaii’s First Congressional… Read more »
Madam Speaker, I deeply appreciate my friend and colleague from New Mexico leading this Special Hour and yielding me time to join in recognizing November as Native American Heritage Month, a time for us to reflect on and celebrate the rich histories and diverse cultures of our Nation's indigenous peoples.
It is said that cultural heritage is the sum total of the unique ways of living… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) - Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today said the U.S. House voted to include his floor amendment strengthening Hawaiian business exports in a bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM).
Founded by executive order in 1934 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and made an independent agency by Congress in 1945, EXIM aids in the financing and… 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) this week followed up on his appointment to the House Committee on Natural Resources with selection of assignments to three subcommittees critical to Hawai’i.
“While Natural Resources covers a whole range of national issues, these assignments provide me with the ability to focus on areas especially important to… Read more »
