East Houston News

Rep. Ed Case, who represents Hawaii's 1st district in the U.S. Congress, shared updates on his recent activities and initiatives through a series of tweets. The congressman focused on issues pertinent to veterans and education.

On November 24, 2024, Rep. Ed Case posted about a special in-person Veterans Talk Story community meeting held at the Oʻahu Veterans Center. The event concentrated on addressing the challenges faced by approximately 110,000 veterans and their families in Hawaii. During this meeting, he provided updates on veteran-related matters in both the current 118th Congress and the upcoming 119th Congress. "I did a special in-person Veterans Talk Story community meeting yesterday at the Oʻahu Veterans Center to focus just on issues facing our some 110,000 Hawaiʻi veterans and family."

Continuing from his previous tweet on November 24, Rep. Case mentioned that he engaged with local veterans' organizations and addressed individual concerns raised by veterans during the session. He expressed gratitude for their participation and offered contact information for further assistance: ed.case@mail.house.gov. "...discussed local needs with our veterans organizations and members, and took in a number of individual veteran questions to assist on."

On November 25, Rep. Case shifted focus to educational matters by highlighting the importance of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form as an entry point for federal financial assistance for higher education. This message was directed towards incoming college students, their parents, as well as college and career professionals."For incoming college students and your parents and for college and career professionals: the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form is the entry point for possible federal financial assistance with higher education..."