Congressional Delegation Coming To Guam; Hillary Clinton Maybe?

Guam- Could Secretary of State Hillary Clinton be making her way to Guam? Speaker Judi Won Pat hopes she makes a brief stop as a congressional delegation is on its way here to address the proposed relocation of 8,000 marines and their families from Okinawa, Japan to Guam.


Speaker Won Pat had written a letter to Clinton inviting her to stop by during her trip to the Asia Pacific region next week. Won Pat says Clinton is considered a friend of the island.


Won Pat does confirm Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo is bringing another friend home, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Congressman Ike Skelton. The speaker says the legislature is preparing to meet with Skelton and a delegation team from Washington on the pending military buildup and other injustices the island is facing.


Won pat adds she will talk to the delegation team about the War Reparations Act and if it can be included in President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package. The visiting representatives are expected to arrive next Tuesday, February 17th.

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