When Congress passed the Affordable Care Act our country took an historic step forward on the path toward healthcare justice by protecting millions more from discrimination in healthcare settings.

One challenge that we often hear about is the misalignment of high school graduation requirements and college entrance requirements.

Our students will need much more Federal support to restore proper school facilities.

I am inspired by the strength and resilience of our students.

Their perseverance is shown through the Marianas High School students I met who won the right to represent the Marianas in the congressional App Challenge for the second year in a row.

Because we do know that it is a question of when, not if, the next storm will hit.

I do appreciate Secretary DeVos' phone call to me just days after Yutu with a pledge of support for Marianas schools, teachers, and students.

Mr. Secretary, I have been trying to get there since 2009. What is it now, 2019?

I did put an extra $30 million into the 2014 farm bill for the Marianas program.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair, for holding today's hearing and for allowing me to sit on the dais.

Would it not be smarter and more administratively efficient to just put the Marianas into SNAP?