Gregorio Sablan

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

Let me read from the administration's letter. ``H.R. 559 would provide for the admission of certain aliens who are currently present in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, CNMI, and who had been parolees. . . . In doing so…

We cannot suffer cuts like that and continue to deliver services.

Loss of that funding puts healthcare delivery at risk--not just for Medicaid recipients in our islands, but for the population at large.

the Board encourages the Committee and the Congress to support the recommendation of the Congressional Task Force to treat Puerto Rico in a more equitable and sustainable manner under the Medicaid program

The Mariana Islands, which I represent, and the four other U.S. insular areas all face a Medicaid cliff at the end of this year.

I appreciate that the United States has provided leadership that countries in the Pacific look to for economic, political, and defense guidance.

I have no further speakers. I ask for support of Sablan amendment No. 3 and the underlying bill, H.R. 2157. Madam Chair, I thank my colleague and friend from American Samoa for her support of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my…

EPA reports that funds will be needed to upgrade the Agingan and Sadog Tasi wastewater treatment plants ``as a result of damage inflicted by Typhoon Yutu,'' and for lift stations and backup generators that were ``damaged by flooding and…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 37, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $8,800,000)''. Page 37, line 24, after the…

The people of the Northern Mariana Islands, whom I represent, are on the front line of climate change. In the past year, back-to-back typhoons struck our islands. Lives were lost. We suffered hundreds of millions in damage. No single…

Let me be very simple, Madam Secretary. Can I have today your commitment to improve ESSA oversight and hold States accountable for implementing the letter and intent of the law? Your commitment, yes or no?

While there is flexibility, the law is not a blank check. Compliance with the law's requirement is not optional.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 154. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended. The amendment was agreed to. The Acting CHAIR. Under the rule, the Committee…

Every student in our country... deserve a healthy school climate where they can learn and grow.

Every student in our country... deserves a healthy school climate where they can learn and grow.

I very much thank the chairman of the committee, the gentleman from California, and the ranking member, the gentleman from Tennessee, for their leadership on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. Mr. Chair, I would like to thank my…

I have no further speakers. I ask for support for H.R. 840, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from the Northern Mariana Islands (Mr. Sablan). The amendment…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 14, insert ``, including telemental health services furnished by the Department'' after…

I thank the ranking member of the committee and my distinguished colleague from American Samoa.

It happens many times that a veteran, again, has to leave. For example, in my district, they would have to leave the island of Tinian or the island of Rota, fly to Saipan even to have a teleconference, a telemedicine video, with their…

We are not creating big government here. We are trying to create increased wages for those like you, and I am very proud to do so.

I thank my colleague very much for her comments. Madam Speaker, I just realized that today, this Special Order, we had four speakers, three of whom are immigrants: the gentleman from New York, the gentleman from Illinois, and this…

I thank my friend from the great State of New York and the great city of New York for inviting me to speak on the need for comprehensive immigration reform for our Nation as a whole and, specifically, about how the broken immigration…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 44, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $16,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR…