The entire $140 million bailout request by the CNMI was not entirely rejected by the U.S. House of Representatives, but only by one of its subcommittee, said Washington Rep. Pete A. Tenorio.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Tenorio clarified that it was only the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies that rejected \u201csome $86 million for government operations and dump closure.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe other subcommittees have yet to act on the other \u2018bailout\u2019 package request,\u201d said Tenorio.<\/p>\n
In an earlier interview, Tenorio had said that the House did not include the CNMI\u2019s funding request for consideration.<\/p>\n
Yesterday, Tenorio said that the $140-million package was broken down into different categories and submitted to concerned subcommittees.<\/p>\n
Based on the list, $40 million for \u201cCNMI government operations\u201d and $26 million for the Puerto Rico dump closure\/landfill construction was submitted to the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.<\/p>\n
Other requests include: <\/p>\n
* $2.3 million for the Kagman Watershed that was submitted to the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies; <\/p>\n
* $4 million for the Commonwealth Health Center\u2019s repair and equipment replacement that is now with the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Resources, Education, and Related Agencies;<\/p>\n
* $5.6 million for Public School System repair and maintenance, also with Labor, Health and Human Resources, Education, and Related Agencies; <\/p>\n
* $17.5 million for the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. fuel assistance, which was submitted to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies; <\/p>\n
* $25.5 million for Tinian Harbor Reconstruction, also with Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies; <\/p>\n
* $16.2 million for the Rota Harbor reconfiguration, also with Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies; and <\/p>\n
* $2.3 million for the new prison facility operations, which is now with the Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia Prison operations.<\/p>\n
Tenorio said that should all these subcommittees reject the requests, \u201cI will follow up for inclusion in the respective Senate subcommittees.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe process takes a lot of time, and this will give me all the opportunities to present our needs on the Senate side,\u201d said Tenorio.<\/p>\n
The official submitted the entire package to the U.S. House of Representatives last March. <\/p>\n
The Fitial administration has supported the bailout request, acknowledging that the CNMI economy is no longer self-sustaining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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