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Ed Case: “I hope I go back, because if I go back, it's because we…”

Featuring: Ed Case, Democratic | U.S. House Hawaii, 1st Congressional District

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@RepEdCase testifies at Hawai'i Senate hearing on Trump admin threat to rule of law

Published | Video Starts at 59:15

Actually, are you even going back up until the end? So after the fiscal year we. We have. Well, the answer is I don't know. We're subject to recall right now. I hope I go back, because if I go back, it's because we avoided shutting down this government. So I strongly want to go back to take that vote. Yeah, no, shutting the government down is never good for much of anything. Thanks again. And we're adjourned. (59:15–59:20)

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