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Ed Case: “We've certainly seen some gaps in our ethics and ownership…”

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 36:00

Are there any specific laws that you think that Congress and the White House could adopt that would combat or reverse some of these erosions of the rule of law that have taken place and prevent them in the future? We certainly, We've certainly seen some gaps in our ethics and ownership and financial interest laws governing public officials. So that's one where you know, I think definitely too many people in government and on both sides of the aisle are, are too tempted to, to, to utilize their power, which we do have, for personal benefit. (36:00–36:14)

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