Edolphus Towns: “Mr. Speaker, let me convey how pleased I am to support this legislation. The bill corrects current law by recognizing…”

“Mr. Speaker, let me convey how pleased I am to support this legislation. The bill corrects current law by recognizing that there is a ninth time zone in the United States, namely the time zone followed by the people of Guam and the Northern Marianas. My colleague, the gentleman from Guam (Mr. Underwood), I want to salute him today, has corrected this oversight with this bill and has also given the time zone a name, Chamorro standard time. Chamorro refers to the indigenous people of the area, and I salute my colleague for his creativity by choosing the name Chamorro. The time zone will honor the historic unity of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Marianas and the people who live in the region. I congratulate the gentleman from Guam (Mr. Underwood) for his work on this bill; and, of course, I congratulate his staff and all the staff members that have been involved in this.”