Bill to Protect One Insurance Company Passes down Party Lines Democrat senators, straight down party lines, passed a bill that pledges “$18 million” that they or anyone else doesn't know exist. The Democrat senators are saying this money will go to full restoration of COLA and other empty promises. “We shouldn't be making empty promises to the...

Funny Money Pledged to COLA; One Insurance Company to Benefit   Democrat senators are pledging to use a supposed $18 million “saved” from awarding a contract to ONE CERTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY for COLA for GovGuam retirees. This is funny money.   Senator Mike Limtiaco has just raised a very important point about this: “We don't even know...

Democrats Propose Procurement Violation, Contradict Themselves on Insurance Contract   Democrats are now supporting a single, exclusive health insurance contract — a clear contradiction of earlier statements from them.  In a legislative session, both Senators Ben Pangelinan and Mike San Nicolas asked their colleagues to override the...

Senators in Session to Defend an Insurance Company   Senators are in session, not discussing the budget, but returning to a three-year-old political attack on the Governor: health insurance.   This is just another political go-around and baseless distraction. Senator Tommy Morrison, objecting to the attacks via new Bill 174 (which was...

The Governor's budget proposal failed to gain enough votes to pass the Legislature. The vote was down party lines. The Governor is disappointed in the outcome, especially after compromising and appealing to the Democrat leadership to compromise with him in the best interests of the people.

1,000 New Private Sector Jobs; Unemployment Rises with More Looking for Work; GovGuam Jobs Down Again   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2013   There are 1,000 new jobs over the previous year in the private sector and nearly 2,000 more people actively looking for work over the last quarter. Ironically, with the number of jobs...

4:06 p.m. Vice Speaker BJ Cruz raised concern that the Governor's budget bill does not include funding specifically for drug courts separate from the Judiciary operations budget. The Governor, in the spirit of compromise, agrees to cut his own budget by $200,000, the BBMR budget by $50,000, and the BSP budget by $100,000 in order to fund the drug...

The administration has been watching the session with our fears coming true: the process is devolving to what it was two years ago when we had to fight for tax refunds. The devolving debate, as expected, includes baseless accusations and deliberate mistruths by some of the majority members to justify their political opposition to Governor Calvo's...

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