Gov. Ralph DLG Torres remains confident that there would be no government shutdown in fiscal year 2020, even if the CNMI Legislature has yet to pass a budget bill with only 24 days remaining on the clock.<\/p>\n
When asked yesterday if he is concerned about the timeline for the review and enactment of the budget, he replied, \u201cNo, absolutely not.\u201d<\/p>\n
When asked if the bill would be enacted on time to avert a government shutdown, he said, \u201cMost definitely.\u201d<\/p>\n
As of publication, the House of Representatives is still reviewing the version of the budget that the Senate recently passed. The House is scheduled to meet in session today.<\/p>\n
House Speaker Blas Jonathan \u201cB.J.\u201d Attao (R-Saipan) confirmed that the House will be entertaining the budget. \u201cWe will be in session at 2pm [today],\u201d Attao said. \u201cWe are going to entertain the budget, whether to accept or reject [the Senate amendments].\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI am not going to say we aren\u2019t going into conference committee, but a lot in the House version of the budget was maintained,\u201d he noted. \u201cWe had a couple of meetings, but we will meet\u2026before the session to make our final decision.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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