Washington, Feb. 3 -- Congressman Ed Case issued the following press release:

U.S. Representative Ed Case (D-HI-01), a member of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for federal funding, today voted for a package of six appropriations measures to end the current partial government shutdown and focus on full reform of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

As a member of his Appropriations Committee's Subcommittees on Defense and on Homeland Security, Case spoke in favor of the measure in full House debate. A clip of his remarks is here. A copy of his remarks is attached, and his remarks are reprinted in full below.

"I join the vast majority of Americans in condemning the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforceme...