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the people I represent must be included in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP.

Ever since, the Insular Cases have been used to block territorial efforts for equal treatment in essential Federal programs from Medicaid and food stamps to SSI.

The explicit reasoning behind the most famous of the cases, Downes v. Bidwell in 1901 was that the new territories are inhabited by alien races that could not be governed by Anglo-Saxon principles.

Today's witnesses will be discussing H. Res. 279, which would place the U.S. House of Representatives on record as rejecting the racist reasoning of the Insular Cases.

The Northern Mariana Islands deserve equal representation in Congress.

But so now in 2021, cost remains the biggest deterrent to broadband access, along with dark spots in connectivity and the threat of typhoons disrupting the undersea cables.

Come October 1st, funding for Medicaid in the Northern Marianas will drop back to the statutory cap, $7.2 million, or an 88 percent reduction.

The conference report to accompany H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization Act, includes my bills ensuring my district, the Northern Mariana Islands, and other insular areas are included in additional federal programs as well as…

The Titus amendment is simple. It includes hospitality and tourism as an eligible industry for expansion of registered apprenticeship opportunities. The hospitality and tourism industry is a major source for the Marianas. The GAO's…

My legislation, H.R. 6021, ensures the 1,700 small businesses in my district can receive assistance through grants from the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program and through FAST, the Federal and State Technology program. The…

I also would think that the provisions of H.R. 3268 will help move forward the exercise of free and fair elections in the territories.

I hope that, Madam Chair, as part of a memorial, we can take up this long overdue technical correction in Federal election law.

I wish to associate myself with the statements including the discussion of the legal hurdles of allowing citizens of territories to fully and finally exercise their rights as Americans.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has made clear that fully reopening schools carries the highest risk of creating new spikes in COVID-19 infections.

Schools are currently struggling to safely reopen because of this President's failed response to the pandemic.

We are here to ask what Congress must do to help America's students get back to school during this pandemic.

My amendment No. 330, which is included in the en bloc amendment No. 2, ensures the 1,700 small businesses in my district can receive assistance through grants from the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program and through FAST, the…

As chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, I want to highlight how H.R. 2 helps America's schools. Schools began the coronavirus crisis already in significant need of repair, but revenue…