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<home> -- <press releases> News from Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo Congresswoman Bordallo Meets with U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 28, 2009 – Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo today met with the Honorable Ray E. Mabus, Jr., Secretary of the U.S. Navy. The meeting was held at Congresswoman Bordallo’s office in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill. Secretary Mabus is the 75th Secretary of the Navy and was formerly the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. “During our meeting, Secretary Mabus informed me that the public comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement relating to the military buildup on Guam will be extended to 90 days,” Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo said today. “I appreciate the Navy’s response to our concerns regarding the public comment period. I also discussed the importance of the Department of Defense being more proactive in supporting H.R. 44, and I requested that this message be relayed to the Secretary of Defense. I appreciate the efforts taken by this new Administration to address Guam’s needs for the build-up, and I look forward to working with Secretary Mabus and the Obama Administration on these issues.” # # # matthew.mateo@mail.house.gov or derek.mandell@mail.house.gov |
