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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) has been appointed as one of four Vice Chairs and on the eight-member Executive Council of the U.S. House Problem Solvers Caucus, an official caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives consisting of 63 House Members equally divided between Democrats and Republicans (one position being filled). “I’m truly looking forward to continuing… Read more »

Chairman Diaz-Balart, Ranking Member Lee and distinguished members of the Committee:  Thank you for the opportunity to testify today in support of a strong Fiscal Year 2024 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill that increases investment in U.S. re-engagement in the Pacific Islands and follows through on our critical recent commitments to our… Read more »

(Washington, DC) – All four members of Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation sent a letter today to Mr. Douglas O’Donnell, Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), expressing their “deep concern” that the IRS “may tax emergency assistance provided to individuals in response to the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (Red Hill) drinking water crisis.” The letter goes on to… Read more »

(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today announced the winners of his 2022 Congressional App Challenge for Hawai‘i’s First Congressional District at a reception at the Entrepreneurs Sandbox in Kaka‘ako. “The Challenge is a great opportunity for our local students to focus their skills and creativity on developing, testing and analyzing new applications for real-world use,” said… Read more »

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) today announced reintroduction in the current 118th Congress of his Safe and Quiet Skies Act to impose strict safety regulations on commercial air tour operations to include helicopters and small planes. H.R. 1071 would direct the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which has virtually exclusive jurisdiction over such aircraft, to… Read more »

(Washington, DC) - Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), following on his reappointment to the House Appropriations Committee, has also been reappointed to the House Natural Resources Committee for a third term. The Committee’s broad jurisdiction includes federal environmental protection and conservation laws and programs, federal lands, energy and mineral resources, water, oceans and wildlife,… Read more »

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today confirmed his reappointment to a third term on the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, responsible for overseeing and funding all federal government agencies, departments and organizations on an annual basis. The Committee works through twelve separate subcommittees, each focusing on specific portions of the federal budget. Case won… Read more »

(Washington, DC) –  Congressman Ed Case (D – Hawai‘i) and Congressman Steve Womack (R – Arkansas) today announced the re-introduction of their Sustainable Budget Act, a measure they first introduced in November 2019 and reintroduced in the just-completed 117th Congress (2021-2023).  “Three years ago, on introduction of our original measure and with total debt at $23 trillion… Read more »

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), recently re-appointed to his third two-year term as a member of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for all federal discretionary spending, today announced a combined total of $10 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to implement four natural resource conservation projects under DOD’s… Read more »

(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), home for his first full district work period of  the new 118th Congress, announced today that the City and County of Honolulu will receive $2,125,395 in federal funds to repair a road severely damaged by the Kona Low storm of December 2021. “The Kona Low triggered severe flooding and landslides that heavily damaged Waiomao Road, a… Read more »