Gregorio Sablan: “(Mr. SABLAN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)”

There can be no doubt that renewing the financial provisions of the Compact is essential to our nation's security posture in the Indo-Pacific region.

We are a part of the United States, a permanent part of the United States, because we chose to be.

I agree with you, sir. Yet, I don't think it strengthens America's position in the region if our population there is shrinking.

The Northern Mariana Islands deserve equal representation in Congress.