Aloha, Friend.I returned to Capitol Hill this week following a very full August district work period back home to face various critical issues in the remainder of the current 119th Congress (which ends January 3, 2027). Here is a quick report on just a few of those issues and a request that you take my anonymous survey below on what you think.Appropriations. For my House Appropriations Committee, which funds our federal government, our most urgent matter was to prevent another government shutdown when our current fiscal year ends September 30th. We did forge and pass a continuing resolution which will keep the government open, all employees employed and all programs funded through December 11th, which will give us time to complete our regular appropriations measures for upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2027. There’s more on my FY 2027 appropriations efforts across the federal government here: https://case.house.gov/news/. Affordability/Cost of Living. Amidst all of the various issues and noise, my own priority remains our unacceptably high cost of living, especially in our Hawai‘i. My focus remains threefold: (1) breaking down the overall cost into its individual causes and then going after each cause (such as unacceptably high shipping costs which affect everything else, and opposing the Trump tariffs which drive up costs across the board); 2) maximizing federal support for our Hawai‘i wherever and however possible to ease cost burdens; and 3) improving our economy and jobs both nationally and throughout Hawai‘i to help us all with affordability. Here’s more on my Congressional efforts to address this top concern: https://case.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=14945. Mail-In Voting. Hawai‘i has led the country in safe, reliable, secure and convenient mail-in voting, with some 98% of our voting by mail. Unfortunately, the Trump administration has made various false claims about mail-in voting and has consistently sought to undermine it. Its latest effort is to mandate the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to take certain actions which would obstruct mail-in voting; besides being bad policy, this preempts Congress’ exclusive authority over voting. Various entities including the State of Hawai‘i have sued to prevent this effort and allow us to continue as we have. I have joined other colleagues in filing an amicus brief in court as Members of Congress supporting this lawsuit, and separately in directing USPS not to proceed with the effort. See the copy of our letter to USPS:https://case.house.gov/uploadedfiles/uspsletter.pdf.Trump Opposition. More broadly, I continue to work with the current administration and Congressional majority where I can. But I have also continued to oppose them across a broad range of issues, from my votes in my Appropriations Committee and full House, my proposed legislation, my speeches and other public statements, and my joint initiatives with like-minded House colleagues, to my joining legal actions against the administration and more. Here is a 288-page summary of some of my opposing actions: https://case.house.gov/uploadedfiles/trump_joint_letters_key_votes_20260902.pdf.What Do You Think? Confidential Districtwide Constituent Survey. I need to know what you, as a fellow citizen who I represent in Congress, think about these and other issues. I especially want to check in on your own priorities, concerns and questions. Will you please help me by completing this anonymous online survey here (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MWH2GZC)? Please note that, as this is an anonymous survey, I will not be able to respond directly to your comments, so please email me at [email protected] if you would like a response. Mahalo for your continued engagement and guidance. The best way to keep up with what I’m doing, provide your concerns, get your questions answered and ask for assistance is by visiting my website at https://case.house.gov/. Please also feel free to call my Honolulu office at (808) 650-6688 or email me at [email protected].