Gregorio Sablan

I oppose the American Health Care Act because it fails to increase coverage for 3.8 million Americans in the insular areas: American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and my own district, the Mariana Islands. President…

As this week and the week before have passed, I watched Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle debate the better parts of either the Affordable Care Act or its replacement, the American Health Care Act. For the people I represent…

the veterans in my district believe that our country has forgotten them.

I thank my good friend, the ranking member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, Mr. Walz, for allowing me to speak in support of H.R. 512, the WINGMAN Act. I rise today in support of H.R. 512, the WINGMAN Act, introduced by the gentleman…

As a grandfather, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 724, which would rescind President Trump's refugee ban on women, like the 69-year-old who was scheduled to visit the U.S. this past weekend to meet her new grandson but is now in…

I have no further speakers. I urge all of my colleagues for the adoption of H.R. 538. I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of the bill. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro…

I urge adoption of H.R. 374, and I have no further speakers. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered…

I urge adoption and support of the bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, this is an important part of American history. It belongs in the National Park System. I urge adoption of the bill. Mr…

This bill authorizes the National Park Service to conduct a special resource study of Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York. Fort Ontario was a military installation used during the French and Indian Wars, which was later used to house refugees…

I want to thank again Chairman Rob Bishop of the Natural Resources Committee for his understanding and support. I also thank Chairman Don Young who held a hearing on this issue last September and agreed that action was needed. I appreciate…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Graves).

I want to congratulate my colleague, Mr. Marino, for his leadership and his effort in the introduction and efforts towards the hopeful passage of H.R. 560. I want to also thank my good friend from California for this afternoon's wonderful…

This bill, H.R. 560, amends the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend a waiver for certain commercial traffic on U.S. Route 209, a federally owned highway that runs through the Delaware Water Gap National…

I have no further speakers, and I urge the adoption of the bill. I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I urge the adoption of the bill. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question…

This bill adjusts the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia to include two historically significant structures, the Wallis House and Kolb's Farm, and to assist in the preservation of the story of the…

The lands of the Pacific Northwest are known throughout the country for their majestic beauty and unique ecosystems. Visitors from near and far flock to the region to experience temperate rain forests and to climb some of the tallest peaks…

In closing, I want to thank again Chairman Rob Bishop of the Natural Resources Committee for his understanding and support. I also thank Chairman Don Young, who held a hearing on this issue in September and agreed that action was needed. I…

Again, like I said, this is straightforward legislation that should be quickly passed. We urge its adoption. I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank Congressman Honda for yielding. It is a great sadness to lose a neighbor, and Mark Takai was my neighbor. He was a man of the Pacific, an islander. And though our islands are thousands of miles apart, for the people of the Pacific…

Like many other communities around the country, tribes and tribal organizations are looking for ways to attract the business of overseas tourists; and there is a significant opportunity for tribes and Native people to share and reinforce…

The studies indicate that Native youth experience significantly more challenges in virtually every aspect of their development from birth to adolescence than any other population. Native infants experience higher infant mortality rates…

This bill implements two important fisheries treaties: the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean and the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas…

We actually have too many jobs and not enough workers and it is not as if people can get in their car and drive across the State line or county line and be there to occupy these jobs.

Personally, I would prefer we did not need these workers, that we had enough, but I thank you for doing so because I also know that you probably had the same personal preference as I do.

What happens then? Does our hospital close? What about those now on Medicaid, do they lose coverage?