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Guam-specific legislation can move forward in the U.S. Congress with relative speed, and Del. Michael San Nicolas has shown this via the passage Thursday of House Resolution 1365, which he introduced to correct an oversight in the war reparations bill his predecessor Madeleine Bordallo had introduced.
The bill that fixes a technical error in Guam's World War II Loyalty Recognition Act will likely pass the U.S. House of Representatives with bipartisan support next week.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) made the announcement during the Guam Liberation Gala at the U.S. Botanic Garden on Wednesday (Thursday, Guam time), according to Guam Del. Michael San Nicolas.
The 75th Anniversary Liberation of Guam Wreath was presented at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, according to Congressman Michael San Nicolas.
The congressman said the Black Tie floral shop from Guam incurred full costs to design and craft “a glorious Guam wreath with Guam hands.”
The Congressional Budget Office has released a report on its cost estimates for H.R. 1365 introduced by Congressman Michael San Nicolas which seeks to make technical corrections to the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act.
Through two days of hearings on the Hill and many, many questions, Democratic lawmakers came up with a number of ways to describe Libra, some of them outrageous, few of them flattering. Here are some of those moments from the hearings in the House and Senate:
Even after two days of testimony before Congress by Facebook’s David Marcus, questions abound about the company’s proposed Libra cryptocurrency.
"Earlier today, an Army Full Honors Wreath-Laying Ceremony was conducted at the Tomb of the Unknown in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Guam, the Battle for the Northern Mariana Islands, and the War in the Pacific.
Del. Michael San Nicolas, accompanied by Frank Rabon, master of CHamoru dance, and Northern Marianas Del. Gregorio Sablan, laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Tuesday in Arlington, Virginia, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Guam from the Japanese occupation.
New legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would expand compensation for those exposed to radiation from nuclear test weapon sites, including victims from Guam.
Former Guam representatives to Congress Madeleine Bordallo and Robert Underwood have criticized current Guam congressman Michael San Nicolas’ announcement of a planned Guam Liberation commemoration event to be celebrated in Congress.