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On the recordMarch 10, 2009
This is the first time in history that the people of the Northern Mariana Islands, a United States commonwealth since 1978, have had a representative in Congress to speak on their behalf before this committee; and for this, I am grateful, humbled, and very privileged.
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Gregorio Sablan
Democratic · Northern Mariana Islands

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Sablan expresses gratitude for representing the Northern Mariana Islands in Congress.

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