Michael F.Q. San Nicolas

I think that as long as this country maintains the hypocrisy of colonies, then we are losing our credibility internationally.

I think it is very important for us to clearly put that on the record that free association is independence with a treaty.

Food security has and always will be one of the most important aspects of our nation's prosperity.

I humbly urge you to exercise the Plenary Powers granted to you, to make right by the people of Guam.

Guam is absolutely critical to our national defense in the Pacific, and, you know, I just want to mahalo Representative San Nicolas and the people of Guam who, you know, allow our United States military to have very robust operations on…

unequivocally, yes, there is public support for it.

The only solution equitable for Americans in Guam is actual equity.

Your actions help people you may never meet and in ways you may never know.

We need specific, targeted relief, not this broad-brushstroke, trillion-dollar approach that we see time and again discussed here in this committee.

I ask that you treat your fellow citizens residing in our nation's Territories with continued fairness.

The very integrity of our Republic is at stake.

Puerto Rico must be included as a State in this Republic or released by this Republic.

If the people of the Marianas can hold an election even after the second worst typhoon in the United States' history, surely America can maintain this cornerstone of our democracy even in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.

House Democrats' signature legislation, H.R. 1, the For the People Act, also aimed to make voting easier and more secure. But the Senate has refused to take up our bill.

But the CARES Act specifically authorizes territories to be able to access the Municipal Liquidity Facility. It is very clear in the law.

Just to close, Madam Chairwoman, because in the conversations today we talked about giving minorities more access and taking care of those communities, our territories have upwards of 90 percent populations comprised of minorities.

we receive inequitable funding from the Federal Government for liabilities that would receive a much different rate of funding if they were being incurred in any of the 50 states.

if the PROMESA Board is overly involved in the operational decisions of the government, how is the local government going to be able to build the credibility necessary to satisfy creditors and investors when PROMESA goes away?

the elected government of the people of Puerto Rico should be the one to determine how that money should be spent.

The responsibility of this country rests here in this Congress to be able to address these kinds of concerns.

the responsibility of this country rests here in this Congress to be able to address these kinds of concerns.

Can you imagine if the women murder rates in Washington, DC were 10 times the national average?

Even just the cost of educating an individual, at least in my district, is $6,500 per pupil, and the $892 per migrant is just very grossly insufficient.

There is a serious disconnect in this country when it comes to job creation, and that disconnect is impacting not only my district and not only Territories, but a lot of rural America.