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Kilili invites CNMI officials to townhall
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Posted on Aug 10 2011
Delegate Gregorio Kilili Sablan invited to a townhall yesterday most elected officials on Capital Hill except for Gov. Benigno R. Fitial, who he said will again travel off island next week.
Two weeks after wrapping up almost a month of off-island trip for personal and official business, Fitial had planned to travel to Alaska next week for a renewable energy summit. But press secretary Angel Demapan said last night that the governor has not confirmed yet.
Sablan invited CNMI Senate and House members to participate at a townhall he will be hosting on Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center in Susupe from 6pm to 8pm.
The delegate has held several town hall meetings since he was first elected as the CNMI’s first non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.
In a one-page letter to lawmakers yesterday, Sablan said he has received requests to invite CNMI elected officials to participate and address non-federal matters that are brought to his attention.
“Please join me for an opportunity to meet and speak openly with our constituents,” said Sablan, whose letter was received my many of the lawmakers during a House session yesterday.
Speaker Eli Cabrera (R-Saipan), in an interview, said he would rather invite Sablan to meet with the House members rather than attend the townhall.
The invitations were received about the same time the House adopted a resolution that, in essence, opposes Sablan’s pending HR 1466 which seeks to grant CNMI-only resident status for limited groups of people in the CNMI.
