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Hawai‘i Congressional Delegation: Navy's Red Hill Failures Unacceptable, Must Immediately Implement Inspector General Recommendations

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(WASHINGTON, DC)  – U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai‘i) and U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-Hawai‘i) and Jill Tokuda (D-Hawai‘i) today released the following joint statement on two reports issued by the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (IG) on the overall safety of the Defense Fuel Support Point Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam. The…

U.S. House Appropriations Committee Supports Case's Requests For Further Funding For Red Hill Closure And Defense of Hawai‘i

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(Washington, DC) – Congressman Ed Case’s (HI-01) U.S. House Committee on Appropriations today approved a key measure funding the Department of Defense for the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 (commencing October 1, 2024). His Committee also approved another funding measure for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and various agencies focused on financial regulation, consumer…

Introduction of Red Hill Health Impact Act

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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce the Red Hill Health Impact Act, a crucial piece of legislation to address the health implications of the recent fuel spill at our military's Red Hill  Underground Fuel Facility above Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. My bill, which I jointly introduce with my Hawaii colleagues, Senators Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono and Congresswoman…

Member Day Testimony on FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act

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Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Smith and members of the Committee: Aloha, and thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the Fiscal Year 2024 NDAA. I’d like to highlight my home state of Hawai’i, which plays a central role in our National Defense Strategy. The NDS identifies the People’s Republic of China as our most consequential strategic competitor, a pacing challenge,…

Case Applauds IRS Decision Supporting His Request To Not Tax Relocation Assistance Given to Help Those Forced From Homes During The Red Hill Fuel Crisis

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(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today applauded the decision announced this Wednesday by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to not tax emergency assistance given to an estimated 1,700 resident families who were temporarily relocated from their homes due to the Red Hill fuel crisis in 2022. “When I heard from constituents who were receiving 1099 income forms from the IRS…