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Ed Case: “In Hawaii, we have 24,000 active duty service members here…”

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

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@RepEdCase annual Federal Funds Workshop 2-18-26 at Hawai'i State Capitol

Published | Video Starts at 29:54

So money that's going to the state government, money that's going to, to the county governments, money that's going to nonprofits, money that's going to Social Security recipients, money that's going to federal, you know, Department of Defense payroll. In Hawaii, we have 24,000 active duty service members here, not to include our guardsmen, who are getting money. So how much? This is all the money coming in from the feds, $23 billion, which is obviously a lot of money. And it's a very, very significant part of our overall state gross domestic product. (29:54–30:03)

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