The Civil Beat Editorial Board Interview: US Rep. Ed Case - Honolulu Civil Beat
The Hawaii congressman is optimistic that Congress will compromise on major infrastructure legislation.
Editor’s note:
The Civil Beat Editorial Board and other reporters spoke with U.S. Rep. Ed Case Monday in a wide-ranging interview. The topics included infrastructure legislation, police reform, U.S. policy in the Pacific, helping businesses survive COVID-19 and Honolulu rail. Our interview has been edited for length and clarity and with an eye toward saving some of it for separate stories. Case began the interview by explaining his current priorities.
UpdatedThu, May 27, 2021 at 9:13 am ET
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By Scott Benjamin
Reportedly, the late former Republican Gov. Thomas Meskill – who was mayor of New Britain and congressman from the now-defunct Sixth District before ascending to the executive mansion – told friends that the toughest job he ever had was being mayor, partly because you are so close to your constituents.
Former U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-5), who started her government career on the Cheshire Town Council, was quoted in CTNewsJunkie in 2011 as saying that the phone rings and people stop you in the grocery store. It is where the rubber hits the road.
Sons of Union Veterans of Civil War honors Civil War veterans
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Members of Henry Casey Camp No. 92 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War place a Memorial Day wreath at the grave site of General James W. Denver in Sugar Grove Cemetery. From left are: Michael Sutton; Joe Daugherty, Camp Commander; Shawn Cox, Patriotic Instructor; James L Grim; John Harker; Kelly Hopkins, Junior Vice Commander; Charles Rose; and Shane Milburn, Secretary.
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Joe Daugherty, Commander of Henry Casey Camp 92 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), conducted a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at the grave site of Civil War Brigadier General James W. Denver, who is buried in the Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Jim Jordan promises inside look at GOP battles in recent years in new book Paul Steinhauser
A new book coming this autumn by Rep. Jim Jordan promises to give a behind-the-scenes look at some of the biggest moments for the Republican Party during Donald Trump s presidential victory and his four years in the White House.
Jordan, the close Trump ally and eight-term GOP lawmaker who represents Ohio s 4th Congressional District, tells Fox News that his book is about fighting to do what you said you’d do, standing up to the establishment, and taking on the Swamp.
According to a listing by the publisher Simon and Schuster,
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