Rep. Ralph N. Yumul (R-Saipan) said yesterday that he has not decided yet whether to align with the Democratic Party in the coming 22nd House of the Representatives and that \u201ceverything is up in the air.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now, we\u2019re looking at [all] options. Obviously, everyone is looking at me as the person, that, you know, might switch or align, if that\u2019s what they call it,\u201d said Yumul in an interview.<\/p>\n
There have been persistent talks that Yumul will align himself with the Democratic Party, a move that will likely make the Democrats the new majority in the House.<\/p>\n
He said right now he\u2019s looking at what\u2019s best and how the dynamics of the next Legislature will be and how to serve the CNMI to its greatest potential.<\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t decided yet. Obviously, there was a lot of offers being made by both sides,\u201d said Yumul, adding that he works well with both Republican and Democratic parties.<\/p>\n
When asked when he is going to make a final decision, Yumul said that, based on his past experience with the 19th Legislature, it went all the way to the 11th hour or early morning of the inauguration day when they found out how the leadership was formed.<\/p>\n
He said it depends on the two leaders who are interested in becoming House speakers.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo that\u2019s something we\u2019re looking at now,\u201d said Yumul, stressing that he\u2019s not interested in becoming a speaker. <\/p>\n
He said there\u2019s somewhere they differ in ideals and that\u2019s something that he is going to look and see what the formulation of the next House leadership and he will go from there. <\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to see a Legislature that\u2019s going to go to an impasse or a split, you know that\u2019s something that will not benefit anyone. There will always be fighting on both sides. So we\u2019ll see what will happen,\u201d the lawmaker said.<\/p>\n
Yumul has been serving as Precinct 3 representative since the 18th Legislature.<\/p>\n
In the 22nd Legislature, Yumul said his priority is seeing the revival of Little League games, that it\u2019s been two years since people haven\u2019t seen any activities from Little League. <\/p>\n
\u201cAnd so I like to see that happen this time. Two years of not seeing sports in the villages is quite a long time. So we\u2019ll be focused on that. This is bringing back the fields back up to date so that kids can start playing and hopefully get to play abroad,\u201d Yumul said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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