Gregorio Sablan: “I think we do need to approve that Compact in this Congress, with the aggressive assistance of this Administration.”

This inequity... started at first contact with non-Native Americans a long time ago.

The Compacts give the U.S. responsibility for the COFA nations' defense, and provide the United States with the exclusive military use rights.

I want to commend Chairman Westerman and Ranking Member Grijalva for creating this Indo-Pacific Task Force to provide for a bipartisan process.

I mentioned that the CNMI is facing financial conditions that make our commonwealth again acutely vulnerable to Chinese Communist Party exploitation.