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Report to SPRING 2014 Report to www.sablan.house.gov SPRING 2014 CongressmanConstituents Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Representing the People of the Northern Mariana Islands What’s Inside: Greetings! } Obamacare helps keep $32.5 Million NMI You are receiving this CHC open—$27.6 million Report to Constituents midway since 2011, $81 million more through the current Congress, available, p. 2 SNAP Pilot Program as usual, so you can see what your congressional office has done for } Immigration transition you and what work is ahead. still challenging for NMI, Now U.S. Law The 113th Congress has as national reform remains Congress has set aside $32.5 equal food aid for the Northern enacted fewer laws than any since uncertain, p. 2 million to increase food stamp Marianas. SNAP benefits are 1947. But your office succeeded } Congress blocks divert benefits in the Northern Mariana $931 per month for a family of in passing legislation that returns field spending on Saipan Islands and look at bringing the four in Guam. In the NMI, with- ownership of Northern Mariana until alternatives considered, NMI into the national program. out SNAP, the same family only Islands submerged lands—the p. 3. President Obama signed the gets $444. The new law should first NMI-only law since the } Help with CUC bills as Agricultural Act of 2014 on close that gap. Covenant was signed by President Delegates persuade Sebelius February 7, containing the Tailor-made for the NMI Gerald Ford. being ready when laws come up to increase LIHEAP 400%, money. Concerns that SNAP could We also added provisions for renewal every five years, as p. 3 A $2 million study of how force new costs on the local important to the Marianas—such was the case with farm and food to include the Commonwealth government will also be as a $32.5 million food stamp policy. This is what produces } $12.7 million for PSS—a in the Supplemental Nutrition addressed. The pilot program will pilot program and limits on the legislative results. 31% funding jump—should Assistance Program, SNAP, be set up in a way that best fits the military buildup—to some of the I also work actively with the be the rule for next ten years, begins this year. Then in Commonwealth. And whether few bills that did become law. executive branch to help our p. 3 October 2015, $30.5 million will exactly like SNAP or tailored for How do we get things done islands. To increase my influence } Rota National Park study be available for a unique pilot the islands, the program will still even in a “do nothing” Congress? with the U.S. Departments of wins third approval in program to raise benefits in our provide the entire $30.5 million Experience helps. And the Education and Labor I returned House; Senate committee islands for families in need. to raise benefits. trust of my colleagues: I was to the Committee on Education okays bill, p. 3 This new money is in addition elected again to be Ranking and the Workforce in this } Double the waiver of local to the annual $12.15 million food Breaking news… Member of the subcommittee Congress, reclaiming my seniority match on Army Corps stamp grant the Commonwealth As we go to press, the Food responsible for national fisheries there. I remain certain that now receives. All together, food and oceans policy and for islands projects in House WRRDA, and Nutrition Service agreed formal education and job training stamp funding over the next five issues. And for the first time p. 3 to raise benefits 62 percent are both essential for the success years should total $93 million. for Rota and the Northern I was elected to be a Regional of our people and our economy } Omnibus bill focuses on Not only will the money feed Islands and 28 percent for Whip for the area covering 10, 20, 30 years into the future. training local workers families, it will also help pump up Tinian, because of higher food northern California, Hawai’i, and during extended transition the economy and create jobs. costs there. A family of four the Pacific territories. period, p. 3 Parity with the American family on Rota will go from $444 per Building confident working } $35.6 million building Congressman Sablan moved month to $719. For Tinian the relationships with both 24/7 water system; formula to the House Agriculture Com- new benefit will be $586. The Republican and Democratic change pays off year after mittee in 2011 with the goal of change should start May 1. leadership is also essential, and year, p. 4 } The tradition of honoring people and institutions that make a difference in our President Signs Submerged Lands Law community, p. 4. } Earmarks keep flowing Ownership Returns to Northern Marianas to the Marianas, even after The Commonwealth now House quickly concurred, as did hold all these lands permanently, earmarks banned, p. 4 owns all submerged lands around the President. as President Gerald Ford did nine of the 14 Northern Mariana The submerged lands around in Guam, the Virgin Islands, Islands. President Obama signed Maug, Uracas, and Asuncion— and American Samoa, after U.S. Public Law 113-34 on Sept. the Islands Unit of the Marianas submerged lands there were 18, 2013, conveying title to these Trench Marine National Monu- transferred to local control in lands and putting the NMI on ment—and around the military 1974. President Obama, however, par with other coastal states and leases on Tinian and Farallon de chose not to keep any Northern territories. Medinilla are being temporarily Marianas submerged lands under PRSRT STD PRSRT In 2005 a federal court de- held by the U.S. until the Com- permanent federal control. clared the submerged lands to monwealth Governor and feder- Jewell conveys oil, gas, be U.S. property. So the first bill al officials draw up management minerals title Congressman Sablan introduced, agreements for these areas. A 1980 amendment of the as representative of the people The Commonwealth’s own Territorial Submerged Lands of the Northern Marianas in Constitution already sets aside Act, sponsored by California Congress, aimed to return those the three islands in the Monu- Representatives Philip Burton lands to local ownership. The ment as “uninhabited places” to (D) and George Miller (D), U.S. House of Representatives be used “only for the preserva- among others, also requires the passed the submerged lands bill tion and protection of natural re- transfer of rights in oil, gas, unanimously in 2009, 2011, and sources.” And the Covenant and and other minerals no more 2013, but the Senate would not the Commonwealth’s lease of Ti- than 60 days after ownership of act. nian and Farallon de Medinilla to submerged lands is transferred. In this Congress, however, at the U.S. already include the “wa- Congressman Sablan wrote to Sablan’s request Senators Ron ters adjacent” to those islands. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell Wyden (D-Oregon) and Lisa So, management agreements be- reminding her of this responsi- Murkowski (R-Alaska) authored tween the Commonwealth and bility on Jan. 16, 2014; and she a submerged lands bill, S. 256, the U.S. for both areas should be signed the transfer of these Congress of the United States U.S. House of Representatives DC 20515 | Official Business Washington, published, and mailed at taxpayer expense This mailing was prepared, and got it through the Senate possible. rights to the Common- with unanimous consent. The The President had authority to wealth March 13. 2 | Report to Constituents Taking the lead on the tough issues Two of the tough issues we face in the Northern these issues and what I am doing at the federal level to Marianas are health care and immigration. Constituents help us get there. often write asking where I think we should be going on Below are two of my replies. Health Care: Include Us Fully in the Law Immigration: Making The Transition As Least Difficult As Possible Greetings, Even if premiums are up, most Greetings, employment-based immigration With so much tension and di- Higher premiums, fewer of us are glad that insurance I hope these answers to your system so that it meets the needs visiveness in the community, plans—we all agree that Obam- companies can no longer cut off questions help when you write of our economy and protects the do you ever feel challenged as acare needs fixing in the North- our benefits if we get cancer or the immigration paper for your rights of U.S. workers, and keep to what role you should play? ern Mariana Islands. another costly disease. Parents law school class. The technical families together. People expect their Member of The best fix would be to in- are relieved the family can get responses on S.744 are based on S.744 accomplishes those goals. Congress to take a leadership role. clude us fully in the law. Then coverage even if a child already the Senate committee report and The President supports that bill. Being a leader means answering more of our lower-income fami- has a problem. a report to me from the Ameri- But the House leadership has not two questions: 1) What is best for lies would qualify for Medicaid— So let’s not lose the security we can Law Division of the Con- brought any immigration reform the future of our community? with no local match. And fami- have gained. Let’s fix Obamacare gressional Research Service. measure to the floor for a vote. and 2) What do we have to do to lies with incomes up to $90,000 and make it work better for us.
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