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September 6, 2016
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo today wrote to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Director Leon Rodriguez to urge him to provide immediate regulatory relief to address the continued H-2B challenges on Guam. Congresswoman Bordallo reiterated her concern that the high rates of H-2B renewal denials are impacting Guam’s workforce and will adversely affect Guam’s construction and health industries, among others, including ongoing and future projects related to the military build-up and associated civilian infrastructure projects.
August 29, 2016
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo today announced that the Department of Defense has awarded the Guam Waterworks Authority $55.30 million for civilian water and wastewater improvement projects related to the realignment of Marines from Okinawa to Guam.
July 19, 2016
Press Release
Hagåtña, Guam – Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo today announced that the Department of Defense has obligated $55.65 million for civilian water and wastewater improvement projects related to the realignment of Marines from Okinawa to Guam. This funding is part of a $106.4 million appropriation that was approved by Congress and was authorized by a provision sponsored by Congresswoman Bordallo in the FY16 NDAA. She has secured a similar provision in this year’s defense bill that authorizes funding for the remaining funds.
The funding includes the following:
July 12, 2016
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo today issued the following statement regarding the International Tribunal’s decision in the case of The Republic of the Philippines vs. the People’s Republic of China. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), an international tribunal established under the authority of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), to which both China and the Philippines are a party, ruled that China’s “nine-dash line” claims in the South China Sea were invalid.
July 10, 2016
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo today issued the following statement regarding a joint decision by the United States and South Korea to deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD) to the Korean Peninsula. This deployment is in addition to the THAAD that is permanently stationed on Guam.
June 20, 2016
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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo today received the Congressional Leadership Award from the Association of Defense Communities for her work in support of active duty, reserve, and National Guard servicemembers, their families, and the installations and communities that support them. As the Ranking Member of the House Armed Forces Subcommittee on Readiness, Congresswoman Bordallo has been a leader in protecting funding for training and operational requirements, facility maintenance, construction, and improvement, and family housing.
May 18, 2016
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo today announced that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 by a vote of 277 yeas to 147 noes. The bill includes the two amendments offered by Congresswoman Bordallo that were made in order by the House Rules Committee last night.
May 17, 2016
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo today spoke before the House Committee on Rules to propose the text of H.R. 44, as modified, the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act, as an amendment to H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. She also proposed an amendment that would provide the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) with flexibility in renewing H-2B visas on Guam.
May 17, 2016
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Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo testifies before the House Committee on Rules on amendments to H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. She requested that an amendment to grant U.S. Customs and Immigration Services with flexibility in extending H-2B visas on Guam be made in order. She also requested that an amendment to include, H.R. 44, as modified, the Guam Loyalty Recognition Act, as a provision of the NDAA be made in order.