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Ed Case: “This president and this administration do not want to spend…”

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 33:59

Going down in FY 2027 a little bit more to where it started to be in the 9, 10, 11% range. Whoops. Why is that happening? It's happening for two basic reasons. The first reason it's happening is because. Because This president and this administration do not want to spend as much federal money in the non defense space. as a matter of their political beliefs. They want to compress the federal government in the non defense space. They want to compress federal government activity and spending. (33:59–34:09)

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Asserts that the current administration aims to reduce federal spending in non-defense areas.

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