WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the CNMI Congressional Delegate) â In his remarks for the Congressional Record Wednesday here, U.S. Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan reflected on how important the American Rescue Plan and the five previous pandemic relief bills have been to the people of the Northern Mariana Islands. The American Rescue Plan passed the House without any Republican votes. President Biden is expected to sign on Friday.
Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan
Congressman Sablanâs statement follows:
âOne year ago, the bottom fell out for the people of the Northern Mariana Islands. Our tourism-dependent economy suddenly had no tourists. Businesses began closing. People were laid off. Schools closed. And government revenues plunged.