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Ritchie Torres: I was supposed to go to the Marshall Islands for four days and go to Kosrae, Kwajalein and Pohnpei, to meet with the…

On the recordApril 26, 2017
I was supposed to go to the Marshall Islands for four days and go to Kosrae, Kwajalein and Pohnpei, to meet with the leaders and to give them the assurance that if any of their employees or people to go down to CNMI to work that the government would work with the private sector to make sure that their employees or their people are paid right and are treated fairly good.
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Ritchie Torres
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Governor Torres emphasizes the government's commitment to fair treatment of workers from Micronesia.

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