Gregorio Sablan

I rise in support of S. 3817, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Reauthorization of 2010. Abuse, neglect, and fatalities are significant concerns for all of us in this Nation, and I am proud that we are addressing this today. As a…

As early as the tiempon Hapones, the Japanese times, in the Marianas our local women began to train as nurses. Nursing was one of the few professions open to women. But the realities of the work meant that only those whose hearts, minds…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of House Resolution 1564, which celebrates Michigan Technological University for 125 years of leadership and service in higher education. Michigan…

In the Northern Mariana Islands, as in the rest of America, baseball is the national pastime. And no single person in our islands' history did more to establish and maintain the sport of baseball than Francisco M. Palacios. Yet he did it…

Before there was GPS, before there were compasses, the people of the Pacific navigated over thousands of miles of open ocean, including Hawaii and Samoa and Tahiti and New Zealand and hundreds of tiny islands and atolls in between. Yet in…

Mr. Speaker, this legislation means a lot to my constituents on Rota. I would like to add to the Record a letter of support for H.R. 4686 from the mayor of Rota, the Honorable Melchor A. Mendiola. Mr. Speaker, it was residents of Rota who…

God's blessings come to us in many forms. One of the ways the people of Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands have been most blessed by God is through His minister, the Reverend Monsignor Louis Antonelli. In September, Pale Antonelli will…

Some families have an out-size influence in their community. With 12 children, 40 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren, Manuel Seman and Luise Pangelinan Villagomez have clearly had an impact. But their…

The people of the Northern Mariana Islands love rice. Pre-contact with the West, the Marianas were the easternmost extent of the cultivation of rice. For us, a meal without rice is no meal. Yet, ironically, one of our most cherished local…

Most of us know how the build-up of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere is causing global temperatures to rise. Less well known is how the build-up of atmospheric carbon dioxide is changing the chemistry of the oceans. Because the…

Once again the students of Mount Carmel School have won the honor to represent the Northern Mariana Islands in the annual We the People competition. Mount Carmel has a tradition of excellence in speech and debate and this year's group of…

In 1914, a young Chamorro by the name of Jose Diaz Torres began his training in medicine at a small hospital opened by the German colonial administration on the island of Saipan. Chamorro people had their own healing and medicinal…

The National High School Mock Trial Competition is the premier national law-related academic tournament for high school students. Mock trial programs are designed to give students an inside perspective on our legal system, providing them…

Angel Ray Tudela Guerrero is a teenager in the Northern Mariana Islands who, despite facing health problems in his own life, has found ways to improve the lives of other young people. At age 12, Angel Ray was diagnosed with a malignant…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of House Resolution 1270, which recognizes the important role of mathematics in our schools and in our country. Family members, as children's first teachers, are crucial to student success. The more…

Again, I am very happy to join the First Lady in encouraging awareness of the importance of physical education in our schools. I ask all of our colleagues to join us in supporting H.R. 1585, as amended.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of House Resolution 1276, which recognizes the anniversary of the signing of the landmark service legislation, which is the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, and the continued importance of…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H. Res. 1182, which celebrates Radford University for 100 years of leadership and service in higher education. Radford was originally founded in 1910 as the State Normal and Industrial School for…

When we open our hearts to our young people--give generously our support and encouragement--those young people consistently exceed our expectation. Let me tell you of the story of a dedicated group of students from a tiny island in the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today as the author of House Resolution 1027 to ask Members to join together to celebrate one of the most historic scientific achievements in our Nation's history, and certainly one of the most daringly courageous feats…

They say only the good die young. I don't know if only the good die young, but I do know that Antonio Manglona Borja from the island of Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands was a very good man, and I do know that Antonia Manglona Borja…

I feel the terrible responsibility of being the lone voice in Congress to try and raise awareness of the gulf between my constituents and the rest of the Nation.

For so much of what Americans here on the continent take for granted in their everyday lives, it is not available to my constituents--Americans, too--8,000 miles away.

This is the first time in history that the people of the Northern Mariana Islands, a United States commonwealth since 1978, have had a representative in Congress to speak on their behalf before this committee; and for this, I am grateful…

once again I congratulate University of Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford for his outstanding year, and I urge my colleagues to pass this resolution.