IN THE wake of her re-election campaign kickoff, Guam Delegate Madeleine Z. Bordallo expressed guarded optimism about the approval of a China visa waiver for the island.
Speaking with Variety, she said, “I can’t give you any other information except I talked with [Under Secretary of the Navy Robert O. Work] just before I came out here and he said they’re working on it. There are still a few security issues, and it does look like we will have it ... in due time.”
Bordallo added, “I’m going with the Guam Visitors Bureau to China. And that’s one of the things I’m going over there for.”
When asked about the causes of the delay in getting U.S. congressional approval of the Compact Review agreement between Palau and the United States, she replied, “We know they’re looking for an offset. We don’t know [what kind of offset]. We just heard about it recently.
“They’re threatening sequestration (taking legal possession of assets until a debt is paid or other claims have been met) in all areas. If they do that to the military, that’s going to be billions of dollars more. I don’t think they’re going to do it. This is election year. It’s just real strange but I think it’s going to come together in the end.”
Variety also asked Bordallo if she expected to see any effect on Guam from the Supreme Court ruling in the Citizens United case, which allows wealthy individuals and corporations to give unlimited sums of money to Political Action Committees.
“I don’t think so,” she answered. “[But] you just don’t know. You have to wait with these things.”
Bordallo also stressed the importance of the buildup. “The military is important,” she said. “We’ve got to move it along because Japan is contributing. And we want them to continue to be a partner. We’ve just been through so much. It’s been almost 10 years since I’ve been working this issue. [We] can’t give up.”
In closing, Variety asked, “Will it happen?”
“It will!” she replied.
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“I can’t give you any other information except I talked with [Under Secretary of the Navy Robert O. Work] just before I came out here and he said they’re working on it. There are still a few security issues, and it does look like we will have it ... in due time.”
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“We know they’re looking for an offset. We don’t know [what kind of offset]. We just heard about it recently
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It’s just real strange but I think it’s going to come together in the end
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“I don’t think so,” she answered. “[But] you just don’t know. You have to wait with these things
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“Will it happen?”
“It will!” she replied
Hmmmmm ?
Time for a change ?, will it happen ?...it will !
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