We recently celebrated an important anniversary in the Northern Mariana Islands for one of our longest- serving spiritual leaders. Reverend Father Isaac Masga Ayuyu has led the island faithful for 25 years. Pale' Ike, as he's fondly known…

Today, I welcome Father Jesse T. Reyes, from the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa in the Northern Mariana Islands, as our guest chaplain. Father Reyes, or ``Pale Jesse'' as we say in the Marianas, was ordained in 2007. Since then, he has devoted…

The law governing the use of Forest Service lands for ski resorts has not kept pace with the development of year- round activities at many of these sites. New legislation is needed to authorize activities such as rock climbing, mountain…

I associate myself also with my good friend Mr. Bishop. How can anyone be against the Boy Scouts? I ask my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

This legislation will allow the Indian Nation's Council of the Boy Scouts to expand a very popular adventure camp in Oklahoma. The Scouts would pay fair market value for an additional 140 acres of Forest Service land to be added to the…

(Mr. SABLAN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I yield myself such time as I may consume. (Mr. SABLAN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Today, as we struggle with the future of the United States Postal Service, I want to pay tribute to one of the many dedicated individuals who has kept the mail on its way to our homes and businesses in this Nation for almost five decades…

I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from the Northern Mariana Islands is recognized for 5 minutes.

50 years ago, President Kennedy observed that ``the life of the arts, far from being an interruption, a distraction, in the life of a nation, is very close to the center of a nation's purpose--and is a test of the quality of a nation's…

20 years ago, one of the most significant and enduring community groups in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands was formed, the Northern Mariana Islands Council for the Humanities. Since its founding, the council has become a…

It's ``getting ridiculous.'' That's what Saipan Chamber of Commerce President Doug Brennan said about the Department of Homeland Security's failure to issue regulations implementing Federal immigration in the Northern Mariana Islands. And…