February 23, 2018 (Hagåtña) – Disappointed with failed motions that included compromises which took the Legislature’s proposals into account, Governor Eddie Baza Calvo joined this morning’s session and addressed lawmaker’s directly. “How do you take these massive cuts, which is good for stimulus, and yet pay for public health, Medicare, and our...

February 23, 2018 (Hagåtña) – "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - Martin Luther King, Jr. While senators continue to discuss the Governor's bill to address federal tax cuts and fully fund the Guam Memorial Hospital every year moving forward, Senator Rodriguez has remained silent. When...

February 23, 2018 (Hagåtña) – Speaker BJ Cruz, is proposing an amendment that will abandon GMH and increase taxes for 60 days, so that he can find ways to cut more government programs and increase additional taxes. The proposal the Speaker is proposing, will continue to leave government employees, government operations, and the island in an...

(Hagåtña) - Legislators are back in session today following yesterday’s discussions on Governor Eddie Baza Calvo’s bill 245-34 that proposes a temporary 2% increase for business privilege taxes which will stabilize the impending Government of Guam fiscal crisis, provides a permanent & dedicated funding source to the Guam Memorial Hospital...

February 23, 2018 (Hagåtña) – Holding true to form, Senator Frank B. Aguon, Jr spoke unclearly today on where he stands in addressing a major fiscal crisis before the people people of Guam. On one end he said he supports government employees, but on the other end, he continues to take the road of politics and does not want to raise revenue. Aguon...

February 23, 2018 (Hagåtña) – Where is Senator Joe San Agustin? During session the past two days, Senator Joe San Agustin, a former Guam Revenue and Taxation Supervisor and Department of Education Board member, has remained silent on his position to raise revenue. San Agustin understands the dire impact of federal tax cuts and the implications it...

February 23, 2018 (Hagåtña) – Regine Biscoe Lee wants to personally say no to Bill 245-34. The freshman senator doesn’t appear to have a grasp of the dire financial situation. If the Legislature follows her thought process, the Government of Guam will see layoffs see furloughs, 32 hour work-weeks, and layoffs by saying no to Governor Eddie Baza...

February 22, 2018 (Hagåtña) - As senators continue to deliberate Governor Eddie Baza Calvo’s bill 245-34 that would lead to government stability, help our island’s schools, and finally dedicate a permanent funding source for the hospital -- Sen. Mike San Nicolas suggests cutting village road improvements may be the way to go instead. In addition...

February 22, 2018 (Hagåtña) - Senators, DO NOT BE CONFUSED as to what Bill 245 proposes While in the Committee of the Whole, Senator Telena Nelson and Vice Speaker Therese Terlaje questioned the fiscal team on why a 2% increase is needed while still requiring the Department of Education (DOE) to cut $18 million dollars from their current budget....