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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…

Small Business Committee Member Day Testimony

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Chairwoman Velázquez, Ranking Member Chabot and members of the Small Business Committee, Thank you for allowing me to share my thoughts with the Committee on issues important to our small business committee both nationally and in my home state of Hawai‘i. As you may remember from my prior service on this Committee, my focus is not only on keeping small business strong throughout our…

Ed Case on the Need to Regulate Commercial Tour Helicopters

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Member Day Testimony of Representative Ed Case to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure May 15, 2019 Chairman DeFazio, Ranking Member Graves and members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Thank you for allowing me to share my thoughts with the Committee on issues of importance to my constituents and Hawai‘i. While your committee focuses on the…

Case Votes to Aid Disaster Victims

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(Honolulu, HI) – US Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) voted with his House colleagues on May 10 to pass out an extra measure of aid to communities in Hawai‘i hard hit by natural disasters last year.  “On May 10 I voted to pass a supplemental appropriations package that will provide $19.1 billion in disaster relief and assistance across the country, including our…

Statement on Legislation Introduced to Protect Government Employees during Shutdowns

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"Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to address the House for one minute. I rise today to introduce my bill, which would ensure all federal employees are treated fairly and are reimbursed in a timely manner for travel expenses during a shutdown. Good government includes ensuring that during shutdowns, essential services are still performed. Thus, during the last government shutdown,…

Case Announces Winners of Congressional Art Competition

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(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) announced on May 4 the winners of the Hawai‘i District 1 2019 Congressional Art Competition at a downtown Honolulu gallery showcasing the works of young artists. “Each Spring since 1982, the Congressional Institute has sponsored a nationwide high school visual arts competition to recognize and encourage artistic talents in…

Testimony to Budget Committee Calling for a Fiscally Responsible Budget

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"Chairman Yarmuth, Ranking Member Womack, and Members of the Committee, Thank you for this opportunity to testify today in support of a fiscally responsible budget for FY20. Such a budget would focus our core functions and discretionary priorities within our means. It would require whole-budget, long-term approach with bipartisan solutions to one of the most challenging issues…

Case Gives Big Boost to Smallest USA Uniformed Service

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(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) has introduced into the U.S. House a proposal to place a specialized team within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that counts the famous “Hurricane Hunters” among its members on par with all other uniformed services. Case’s co-introducers are Republican Congressman Don Young of Alaska, the senior…

Case Reaches Out to the FAA

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(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) on April 30, 2019 released the following letter addressed to Raquel Girvin, the Regional Administrator for the Western-Pacific Region of the Federal Aviation Administration. In his letter to Regional Administrator Girvin, Case also attached the letter he received April 29, 2019, from Hawai‘i State Representative Cynthia Thielen,…

Oceans & Climate Change

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I rise in support of my amendment to H.R. 9, which would recognize the importance of the oceans to our global climate system and the international efforts under way to include our oceans in nationally determined contributions, or NDCs, under the Paris Agreement. When we talk about the impacts of manmade climate change, we focus on  the worlds of our lands and air, but we tend…