Unfortunately my constituents in the Marianas have been left behind, SNAP is a necessary part of moving my district forward.

It is unacceptable to be cutting food aid in the middle of the economic crisis caused by the pandemic.

the people I represent must be included in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP.

I urge my colleagues to cosponsor the AYUDA Act, and I look forward to more discussions with USDA and FNS to make SNAP in the Marianas a reality.

Ever since, the Insular Cases have been used to block territorial efforts for equal treatment in essential Federal programs from Medicaid and food stamps to SSI.

Today's witnesses will be discussing H. Res. 279, which would place the U.S. House of Representatives on record as rejecting the racist reasoning of the Insular Cases.

H. Res. 279 puts the House on record in favor of overturning the Insular Cases.

The explicit reasoning behind the most famous of the cases, Downes v. Bidwell in 1901 was that the new territories are inhabited by alien races that could not be governed by Anglo-Saxon principles.

I want to begin by thanking our impressive list of witnesses for being here today...

The Northern Mariana Islands deserve equal representation in Congress.

Without objection, the Committee stands adjourned.