Gregorio Sablan: “Even amid crisis--and particularly in these days of social distancing--we should not forget to say thank you. For the…”

“Even amid crisis--and particularly in these days of social distancing--we should not forget to say thank you. For the third time in as many weeks Speaker Pelosi has led this House to respond forcefully to the coronavirus. To give healthcare providers the resources they need to heal and halt the spread of this disease. To give families the financial aid they need to weather the crisis. And now to support the workers and businesses that are the heart of our economy. Throughout this unprecedented effort, negotiated at lightning speed late into many nights, with ideologies at loggerheads and the eye of history upon them, always the Speaker and her leadership team remembered the United States of America includes the people of the Mariana Islands. And for that I am grateful. The legislation we have enacted to stop the coronavirus is not perfect. No legislation ever is. We have more work to do, until we defeat this disease and revive our nation. But I can work every day confident in the knowledge the people of the Marianas are considered every bit as much a part of this battle as every other American--not to be left behind, not forgotten. And for that I am grateful.”