Entries for 'Ed Case'

... Rep Case says any lapse of the current Jones Act waiver will heighten disruption risk and further drive up sky-high prices ....

... crack down on illegal fireworks by allowing prosecutors to pursue money laundering charges ....

"...to waive the Jones Act to try to hold down skyrocketing fuel and other energy costs is a blanket admission of the Jones Act’s crippling effects on our economy...."

...Department of Homeland Security proposal includes required production and review of years of travelers’ social media history....

"The premeditated murder of Charlie Kirk ... is about whether democracy as we’ve dreamed and largely known it can still work."

... “Under long-standing loopholes in maritime law, Jones Act shippers can and do outsource major vessel parts fabrications and modifications to foreign shipyards, primarily those in the PRC,” said Case. ...

... Following outcry, Army republishes web article on 442nd Regimental Combat Team ....

... The median annual cost of the Jones Act to the Hawai‘i economy is $1.2 billion ....

... Fellow Members of the Congressional Pacific Islands Caucus join bipartisan measure for all-of-government engagement expansion throughout critical region ....

“...HR380 will ensure that no shipping company, including the United States Postal Service, can impose discriminatory rates or exclude non-contiguous areas from receiving shipments. It will also require that shipping rates for non-contiguous areas reflect the actual cost of service, rather than arbitrary price increases....”

... The House approved the bill by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 366-34 ....

... He says the federal government continues full disaster assistance to Maui and other disaster-impacted areas ....

... bi-partisan Pacific Partnership Act targets broader and deeper engagement by the U.S. throughout the Pacific in key areas sought by Pacific Island nations ....

... State Says Formal Amendment Of The Treaty Is “Unlikely” ....

"As to who that candidate should be, there are various paths to that decision. They are difficult and uncertain."

... The program creates partnerships between federal agencies, state and local governments, private landowners, land managers and non-profits to preserve sensitive lands and resources near military bases ....

... Case said relying only on rehousing is extremely difficult given the severe shortage of homes on Maui ....

... “Congress must approve the recently renegotiated Compacts of Free Association as soon as possible,” said Case ....

... private shipping companies cannot exclude shipments to Hawai’i and other non-contiguous parts of country and cannot charge inflated costs ....

... He says waivers are needed to assure full, dependable and cost-effective availability of the ten oceangoing fuel tankers called for under Defense Department’s proposed defueling plan ....