{"id":348263,"date":"2021-07-20T06:05:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T20:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=348263"},"modified":"2021-07-20T06:05:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T20:05:32","slug":"torres-says-democrat-reps-not-doing-anything-to-aid-retirees-help-find-10m-for-medical-referral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/torres-says-democrat-reps-not-doing-anything-to-aid-retirees-help-find-10m-for-medical-referral\/","title":{"rendered":"Torres says Democrat reps not doing anything to aid retirees, help find $10M for medical referral"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gov. Ralph DLG Torres said Friday that Democrat members of the House of Representatives that are involved in the investigation of his travels and expenditures should instead do something to help the CNMI\u2019s retirees and the medical referral program.<\/p>\n

Asked during radio press briefing whether the ongoing investigation by the House Judiciary and Governmental Operations Committee into his and the first lady\u2019s expenditures and travels will affect his re-election bid, Torres said some JGO members keep repeating the same questions they already asked a couple of years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey had the same information. They\u2019re asking the same information again,\u201d said the governor, adding that the Democrat representatives are concerned about too many different things.<\/p>\n

Torres said he is confident that what he has done is for the best interest of representing the CNMI in every capacity and any occasion. \u201cSo for me, at the end of the day, they\u2019re going to realize that everything that I\u2019ve done has not violated anything,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Torres characterized the JGO investigation as the Democrats\u2019 \u201cpolitical move\u201d on what they want to accomplish, rather than looking for ways to protect the retirees and do anything to find $10 million for the medical referral program.<\/p>\n

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Ralph DLG Torres<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t see any action by them,\u201d the governor said. \u201cThey are continuing to do what they feel is in their interests.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Torres said, he will continue to do what he believes is right and what he\u2019s voted for\u2014to bring back the economy and make sure that the livelihood of every individual in the CNMI is better. \u201cAnd as you see, with this pandemic, we continue to be one of the safest places on Earth. I don\u2019t see them acknowledging that. So I expect that from them,\u201d Torres said. \u201cI will continue to do what I need to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said he does not see any action from any of the Democrats in wanting to make the community better again.<\/p>\n

On his announcement last week to seek a second term as governor in next year\u2019s gubernatorial election, Torres thanked the voters who have \u201cblessed\u201d him with his career since running for the House, Senate, and the 2018 general election. He said his election gave him the opportunity and great honors to represent the people.<\/p>\n

Torres said he worked hard this year and last year and that there\u2019s still a lot of work that needs to be done. \u201cWe\u2019ve done a lot. And I want to make sure that we continue to do the progress that we\u2019ve made in the last several years,\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n

He said that\u2019s one of the reasons why he wants to ask for the continued blessing and support of the community, so he could finish the things that his administration wants to accomplish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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