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Ed Case's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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  • "I cointroduced and just voted for full House passage of the Women’s Health Protection Act to assure that all women in every corner of our country continue to have their right of choice as provided by our Constitution." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 100% by Planned Parenthood Action Fund (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 8296 "Women's Health Protection Act of 2022" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling striking down Roe v. Wade is tragic on so many fronts. It rejects the basic rights of women, condemns millions of women and their families back to a dark pre-Roe world, dismisses a careful balancing of interests that has stood for two generations, undermines our institutions of government and embarrasses us in the eyes of the world." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Social Security is among our most consequential programs ever. Today, in my district alone, out of some 730,000 residents, fully 138,192 receive Social Security benefits averaging $1,480/month for a total of $205 million/month. But Social Security is at great risk of failing soon if we don’t act now. I just joined 194 of my colleagues in introducing our Social Security 2100, a bill that would secure and improve Social Security for this and coming generations." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 100% by Alliance for Retired Americans (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Rated 100% by National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "We must preserve and strengthen Social Security and Medicare and fulfill our commitments to our veterans and others." (www.edcase.com)
  • "My record in Congress on reforming our campaign finance laws and protecting our right to vote just got graded straight-A on End Citizens United/Let America Vote’s Democracy Scorecard" (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 1 "For the People Act of 2021" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Today marks the 9 year anniversary of Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court ruling, which allowed special interest groups and their Super PACs to heavily influence elections. That's why I co-sponsored H.R.1: For The People Act to repeal Citizens United." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 90% by End Citizens United (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "But for #GeorgeFloyd and too many others we can and must at least start with resetting what just policing looks like in our country." (twitter.com)
  • "I am both proud and humbled to cosponsor our Congressional Black Caucus’ Justice in Policing Act with over 200 of my House colleagues" (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 1280 "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 7900 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • "My House Appropriations Cte just approved a strong $706 billion Defense FY22 spending measure with major Hawai’i/Indo-Pacific funding including $75 million for the critical next-gen Homeland Defense Radar-Hawai’i" (twitter.com)
  • "These two reports just out - one from the US Dept of Defense and the other from Building Industry Hawai’i - drive home just how important national defense spending in Hawai’i is for both our country and our Hawai’i economy. In most years it's our #2 economic pillar after tourism, but amidst the devastation of COVID it has been esp critical in providing some stability as tourism tanked. We all need to appreciate & assist our defense effort." (twitter.com)
  • "Maintain a strong military and take care of our troops both in the field and at home" (www.edcase.com)
  • "Happy to vote today for successful House passage of the National Apprenticeship Act, a bill to invest over $3.5 billion over 5 years in creating almost 1 million new workforce development apprenticeship opportunities." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 2 "Moving Forward Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 5376 "Build Back Better Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "That’s what the House did today in passing H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act which I cosponsored to invest $1.5 trillion not only in our transportation infrastructure but finally in a complete broadband network" (twitter.com)
  • "Credit to the City and County of Honolulu for asking residents where $193 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Funds is best used. This is part of $809 million we have now directed to the City in emergency assistance since COVID began." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 1319 "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 266 "Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "At HNL redeying back to DC to vote Yes on our Inflation Protection Act and send it to the President Friday. Gamechanger measure on climate change, prescription drug prices, household energy and health care costs, fiscal responsibility,etc" (twitter.com)
  • "Inflation Reduction Act passes House! Breakthrough day for Congress on climate change, prescription drug prices, family energy and health care costs, stabilizing our national budget and more, plus many direct benefits for Hawai’i" (twitter.com)
  • “The Inflation Reduction Act is critical not only to our world and country, but to our Hawai‘i on several fronts,” said Case. “By offering grants, rebates and tax credits to help states, counties, communities and families move toward cleaner energy sources, the Act is fully synched with our own state leadership to renewables." (case.house.gov)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 5376 "Inflation ReductionAct of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • "Support fair accessibility to higher education through affordable student loan programs" (www.edcase.com)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 2547 "Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 87% by Common Cause (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 4 “John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021” (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 5746 “Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act” (votesmart.org)
  • "Voting is everything. In this time when that basic right is being denied across the country, I’m proud to join as an original introducer this am of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act." (twitter.com)
  • "My Appropriations Committee’s 7th of 12 Fiscal Year ‘23 federal funding bills is our $56 billion Energy & Water measure; I focused for Hawai’i on renewable energy acceleration and key water infrastructure projects." (twitter.com)
  • "Renewable energy is critical to the sustainability of our economy and the health of our environment. @KIUC has been leading the way with over 50% renewable energy now with a real shot at getting to over 80% in a few more years. Mahalo for all your hard work!" (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 4447 "Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 9 "Climate Action Now Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Aloha #EarthDay, the birthday of the modern environmental movement. Proud to have voted for a historic public lands package, held months of hearings on climate change and cosponsored H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, which restores our commitment to the #ParisAgreement." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 100% by League of Conservation Voters (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 9 "Climate Action Now Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Join other nations of the world in climate change convention." (www.edcase.com)
  • "I #WearOrange today to remember the thousands of our own lost this past year to senseless gun violence, to raise awareness of this true public health crisis, and to recommit to reasonable steps we can and must take to address it." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 8% by Gun Owners of America (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 1446 "Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 8 "Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021" (votesmart.org)
  • "Tens of millions of Americans still without adequate if any health care & costs still too high for all. We’ve passed 10 good bills out of the House this year and need Senate leaders to care. #healthcareweekend" (twitter.com)
  • "Today, I voted to pass H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs, a health care omnibus bill that will ensure continued protection for people with preexisting conditions and lower drug costs through generic competition. We need to #ProtectOurCare." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 1425 “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act” (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 987 “MORE Health Education Act” (votesmart.org)
  • "Just voted to pass our U.S. House’s second major #COVID19 bill in a week: the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, aiming straight at the concerns Hawaii’s families and workers with access to free testing, paid sick leave, food security and more." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 6201 “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (votesmart.org)
  • "Gladly cosponsoring H.R. 3 to tackle straight on the outrageous and increasing prices of prescription drugs. There is simply no reason, no explanation, no excuse that justifies not only the costs but the impacts on our very lives. #LowerDrugCosts #ForThePeople" (twitter.com)
  • "I believe that prescription drug prices in the United States are too high and that we must act to control them so people don’t have to choose between health care and food, housing and other necessary expenses." (case.house.gov)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 3 “Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019” (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 6833 “The Affordable Insulin Now Act” (votesmart.org)
  • "Deeply troubling visit with 17 of my House colleagues to the Southern Border at the Brownsville, TX and Matamoros, Mexico crossing, especially a refugee camp, and that’s exactly what it is, on the Mexico side, a camp of our own making. A broken immigration policy to start with compounded by inhumane administration equals unacceptable human tragedy." (twitter.com)
  • "On the US-Mexico Border in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas with my @ProbSolveCaucus reviewing the harsh realities of an immigration system in crisis. We can fix it and continue strong, secure and fair immigration, but not by constantly whipsawing across partisan extremes." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 0% by Federation for American Immigration Reform (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "A broken immigration policy to start with compounded by inhumane administration equals unacceptable human tragedy." (twitter.com)
  • "On the US-Mexico Border in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas with my @ProbSolveCaucus reviewing the harsh realities of an immigration system in crisis. We can fix it and continue strong, secure and fair immigration, but not by constantly whipsawing across partisan extremes." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 0% by Federation for American Immigration Reform (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 1333 “NO BAN Act” (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 1603 “Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021” (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 6 “American Dream and Promise Act of 2021” (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 6968 “Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act” (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 7691 “Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.” (votesmart.org)
  • "We cannot stand united with our country and world against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while still importing Russian oil." (twitter.com)
  • “We must stand united against Russia, not only to defend our international rules-based order that has largely kept the peace and enabled international advancement for three generations, but to assure that Ukraine is not just one of a long list of victims of Russia and other countries and authoritarian regimes around the world.” (case.house.gov)
  • "Great results for country and Hawai’i in my Appropriations Cte’s $1.5 trillion Fiscal Year 2022 federal funding measure just passed by the U.S. House including over $700 million more to address the Red Hill crisis and billions to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 7691 “Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.” (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of S. 3522 “Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022” (votesmart.org)
  • “We must stand united against Russia, not only to defend our international rules-based order that has largely kept the peace and enabled international advancement for three generations, but to assure that Ukraine is not just one of a long list of victims of Russia and other countries and authoritarian regimes around the world.” (case.house.gov)
  • "I voted today for the Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act today to help Hawai‘i taxpayers." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 17% by National Tax Limitation Committee (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 5377 “Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act” (votesmart.org)
  • "We can all agree that taxpayers should know how their tax dollars are spent and we should eliminate wasteful and duplicative government spending." (twitter.com)
  • "I testified today before the House Appropriations Committee’s State and Foreign Ops subcommittee to highlight the critical importance of the Asia-Pacific-Indian Ocean region to our country’s future and to highlight Hawaii’s critical importance in this efforts, to include support for the East-West Center. Strengthened commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific is necessary to protect the economic and security interests of Hawai‘i and our country. We need to reinforce our alliances and partnerships, promote open trade and development, and defend human." (twitter.com)
  • "I voted today to update our key trade agreement with our leading trade partners, Canada and Mexico, after the US House substantially improved the agreement initially proposed by the President by rejecting giveaways to big business" (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 5430 "United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 8351 “Formula Act” (votesmart.org)
This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
The Political Courage Test asks candidates which items they will support if elected. It does not ask them to indicate which items they will oppose. Through extensive research of public polling data, we discovered that voters are more concerned with what candidates would support when elected to office, not what they oppose. If a candidate does not select a response to any part or all of any question, it does not necessarily indicate that the candidate is opposed to that particular item.

Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning abortion.

a) Abortions should always be legally available.
b) Abortions should be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy.
c) Abortions should be legal only when pregnancy resulted from incest, rape, or when the life of the woman is endangered.
d) Abortions should be legal only when the life of the woman is endangered.
e) Abortions should always be illegal.
f) Abortions should be limited by waiting periods and parental notification requirements.
g) Prohibit the late-term abortion procedure known as "partial-birth" abortion.
X h) Support "buffer zones" by requiring demonstrators to stay at least 15 feet away from abortion clinic doorways and driveways.
X i) Other
j) Should Hawaii government funding be provided to clinics and medical facilities that provide abortion services?
Abortions should be legally available except for some constitutionally-permissible restrictions on late-term abortion.

Indicate the principles you support (if any) concerning affirmative action. State government agencies should take race and sex into account in the following sectors:

Undecided a) College and university admissions
Undecided b) Public employment
Undecided c) State contracting
d) Other

Indicate which principles you support (if any) to address crime.

X a) Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and for hiring of additional prison staff.
X b) Support contracting with private sector firms to build and/or manage state prisons.
X c) End parole for repeat violent felons.
d) Support the use of the death penalty.
e) Oppose the death penalty.
X f) Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders.
X g) Inform communities when a convicted sex offender moves into the community.
h) Increase state funds for programs which rehabilitate and educate inmates during and after their prison sentences.
i) Decriminalize the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.
j) Strengthen penalties and sentences for drug-related crimes.
X k) Strengthen penalties and sentences for sex offenders.
X l) Support the blood-alcohol-content limit defining drunk driving.
X m) Prosecute juveniles who commit murder or other serious violent crimes as adults.
X n) Support the transfer of Hawaii inmates to out-of-state prisons.
X o) Support building a state prison in Kau on the Big Island.
p) Support labeling Rohypnol the, "date-rape drug", as a controlled substance, which would make possession a felony.
q) Other
Yes r) Should suspects accused of sexual assault be tested for HIV?

Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning the economy and employment.

a) Provide low interest loans and tax credits for starting, expanding, or relocating businesses.
X b) Reduce state government regulations on the private sector in order to encourage investment and economic expansion.
X c) Support limits on cash damages in lawsuits against businesses and professionals for product liability or malpractice.
d) Increase funding for state job-training programs that retrain displaced workers or teach skills needed in today's job market.
X e) Ban workers' compensation claims for stress attributed to disciplinary actions on the job.
f) Legalize casino gambling in Hawaii.
g) Support a state lottery.
h) Support a state lottery if all the funds were used to fund education.
i) Oppose a state lottery.
X j) Other
Reduce government spending

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding education.

a) Increase state funds for professional development of public school teachers and administrators.
X b) Encourage private or corporate investment in public school programs.
c) Provide parents with state-funded vouchers to send their children to any participating school (public, private, religious).
X d) Favor charter schools where independent groups receive state authorization and funding to establish new schools.
e) Support sex education programs which stress abstinence.
X f) Support sex education programs which stress safe sexual practices.
g) Increase state funds for school construction and facility maintenance.
h) Increase state funds for hiring of additional teachers.
i) Endorse teacher-led voluntary prayer in public schools.
X j) Grant the University of Hawaii more autonomy in running the university system.
k) Other
Yes l) Should the state Board of Education be appointed by the Governor instead of elected?
Undecided m) Do you support establishing elected county school boards in place of the state Board of Education?

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding the environment and energy.

a) Require the use of cleaner burning fuels in order to prevent pollution.
X b) Support "self-audit" legislation which creates incentives for industries to audit themselves and clean up pollution.
c) Require a cost/benefit analysis to determine the economic impact of proposed environmental regulations before they are implemented.
d) Require the state to fully compensate citizens when environmental regulations limit uses on privately owned land.
e) Provide funding for recycling programs in Hawaii.
f) Request added flexibility from the federal government in enforcing and funding federal environmental regulations.
g) Suspend participation in unfunded, federally mandated environmental protection legislation.
X h) Restructure the electric utility industry to allow consumers to choose their power company.
i) Limit public access and research projects on the Mauna Kea mountaintop.
X j) Support the state proposal to buy the Queen's Beach area in Hawaii Kai for $11 million to use as a state park.
k) Other
No l) State environmental regulations should not be stricter than federal law.
Yes m) Do you support the proposal to buy the Waiahole ditch system?

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding government reform.a) Do you support limits on the number of terms of the following Hawaii officials?b) Do you support limiting the following types of contributions to state legislative candidates?

Yes 1) State Senators and Representatives
Yes 2) Governor
Yes 1) Individual
Yes 2) PAC
Yes 3) Corporate
Yes c) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
Yes d) Do you support imposing spending limits on state level political campaigns?
Yes e) Do you support partial funding from state taxes for state level political campaigns?
Undecided f) Would you vote to ratify an amendment to the U.S. Constitution requiring an annual balanced federal budget?
g) Other
Undecided h) Do you support Hawaii holding a constitutional convention to evaluate the state constitution?

Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning gun issues.

X a) Ban the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic weapons.
X b) Increase state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.
c) Maintain state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.
d) Ease state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.
e) Repeal state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms by law-abiding citizens.
f) Favor allowing citizens to carry concealed firearms.
X g) Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks with firearms.
h) Other

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding Hawaii's annexation.

a) Support recognizing the laws of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
b) Support creating a council of Native Hawaiians who would be consulted before the approval of land transactions in the Hawaiian Islands.
c) Support nation-within-a-nation sovereignty similar to Tribal Nations.
d) Support secession from the United States and establishing Hawaii as an independent sovereign nation.
X e) Oppose Hawaiian independence from the U.S.
X f) Other
Possibly support (c) depending on details

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding health issues.

a) Provide tax incentives to small businesses that provide health care to their employees.
X b) Ensure that citizens have access to basic health care, through managed care, insurance reforms, or state funded care when necessary.
c) Provide health care to uninsured children and low-income families through Hawaii's QUEST health insurance program.
X d) Transfer more existing Medicaid recipients into managed care programs.
X e) Use state funds to continue some Medicaid coverage for legal immigrants.
X f) Limit the amount of damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits.
g) Guaranteeing medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of state government.
X h) Other
continue demonopolization of health care industry

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding social issues.

a) Increase state funding for programs to prevent teen pregnancy.
b) Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for their employees.
c) Increase state funds to provide child care to children in low-income working families.
X d) Deny or suspend state-issued permits and licenses to parents who are delinquent in paying court-ordered child support.
X e) Favor banning smoking in public places.
f) Increase state funding for Head Start in order to serve additional children and/or increase services from a half to a full day.
g) Increase state funding for community centers and other social agencies in areas with at-risk youth.
h) Support state funding of programs for at-risk youth such as guaranteed college loans and job training and placement.
i) Other
Yes j) Do you believe that the Hawaii government should include sexual orientation in Hawaii's anti-discrimination laws?
Yes k) Do you believe that the Hawaii government should recognize same-sex marriages?
No l) Do you support a constitutional amendment granting the Hawaii Legislature the power to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples?

Indicate the funding levels you will support for the following general categories. Select one level only.

a) Agriculture
b) Education (K-12)
c) Education (Higher)
d) Environment
e) Health care
f) Law enforcement
g) Transportation infrastructure (highways, roads, bridges)
h) Welfare
all may have to decrease in varying degrees in the short term

Indicate the tax levels you will support. Select one level only.

a) Alcohol taxes
Maintain Status b) Capital gains taxes
c) Cigarette taxes
Greatly Decrease d) Corporate taxes
e) Gas taxes
Slightly Decrease f) Income taxes (incomes below $75,000)
Slightly Decrease g) Income taxes (incomes above $75,000)
h) Sales taxes
Slightly Decrease i) Excise taxes
k) Other
No l) Do you support a flat tax structure for state income taxes?
No m) Do you support implementing state property taxes?

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding welfare.

X a) Maintain the five-year limit on welfare benefits.
X b) Require that able-bodied recipients participate in work-related programs in order to receive benefits.
c) Increase employment and job training programs for welfare recipients.
d) Provide tax incentives to businesses that hire welfare recipients.
e) Provide child care for welfare recipients who work.
f) Increase access to public transportation for welfare recipients who work.
g) Allow welfare recipients to remain eligible for benefits while saving money for education, starting a business, or buying a home.
h) Limit benefits given to recipients if they have additional children while on welfare.
i) Eliminate government-funded welfare programs.
X j) Other
maybe on some of remainder
Regenerating Hawaii's economy and increasing public confidence in government.

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