Political Quotes

“for many people nationwide, Guam is synonymous with a number of things. One of them is certainly natural disasters. Guam's location in the Pacific Ocean's typhoon alley makes it regularly susceptible to annual storms that bring destruction to our community. In this decade alone, Guam has been subjected to at least a dozen typhoons. Even though the destruction brought about by a storm is uncommon, it is a common occurrence for the island of Guam. At one time, five typhoons had hit Guam in the span of 3 months. As many may recall, the most recent storm, Super Typhoon Paka, devastated the island in December of 1997 and caused property damage of over $100 million. On top of these storms, Guam also became a victim of an 8.2 earthquake in 1994, which has been one of the strongest recorded in the Pacific in this century. S. 388 is good legislation. It is proactive and it will prepare small businesses for recovery.”