News Releases
Jan 1, 2018
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - 2017: The Year in Review
• Happy New Year • The Year in Review • OPPORTUNITIES • LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS
Dec 27, 2017
‘Torres supported HR 339’
Contrary to a statement that he did not support the intent of House Resolution 339, Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan (Ind-MP) pointed out that Gov. Ralph DLG Torres did support the measure during deliberations by the U.S. Congress during the second quarter of 2017.
Dec 25, 2017
Marianas vets clinic study okayed
The House Veterans Affairs' Committee voted in favor of my amendment requiring a report on the feasibility of putting a VA-staffed health clinic in the Marianas. We are one of the few areas of the country without easy access to a clinic.
Dec 25, 2017
Crisis averted at BECQ
Calling it a “crisis” earlier this year, Governor Ralph Torres and BECQ Administrator Frank Rabauliman said President Trump’s proposal to cut spending at the EPA would have “direct and possibly irreversible effects on the environment and public health in the CNMI.”
Dec 25, 2017
Tax bill signed: effect on NMI?
Without the requested data from the Commonwealth government, I cannot report on the specific effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed on a purely Republican vote in Congress on Wednesday and signed by the President. Two things are clear...
Dec 25, 2017
No pay cuts for federal workers
On behalf of the hundreds of federal employees in the Northern Marianas, I opposed any further cuts to their pay or benefits, as Congress begins looking around for ways to pay for the new tax cut law.
Dec 25, 2017
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - December 22, 2017
Marianas vets clinic study okayed • Crisis averted at BECQ • $6.3M more for water, sewer CIP • Tax bill signed: effect on NMI? • No pay cuts for federal workers • We fix CW misclassifications • Visitors: Ortizo brothers • Standing up to bureaucrats • $147,140 to stop the snake
Dec 25, 2017
We are fixing CW misclassifications
Three constituents have asked their congressional office for help on CW permit applications misclassified as for “construction workers.” Two cases have been resolved and permits issued.
Dec 25, 2017
Standing up to bureaucrats
As Ranking Member on the Health, Employment, Pension and Labor Subcommittee, I am responsible for leading on national labor issues. That is why I questioned recent actions of the National Labor Relations Board and demanded more information.
Dec 25, 2017
$147,140 to stop the snake
Funding to fight invasive species, like the Brown Tree Snake, is something I always support when we make the annual appropriation decisions in Congress.
