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Ed Case: “What it did was to increase expenses while reducing…”

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 36:21

A huge bill that I voted against that did a number of things. It's a thousand page bill. Obviously there's things in there that I could support. But on balance What it did was to increase expenses while reducing revenues, thus driving up national debt. which I didn't agree with. Continuing tax cuts for people that didn't need it, which I didn't agree with. And also more to the point, really going after Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition assistance. (36:21–36:30)

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