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the committee of the whole is called to order for the purposes of the state of the island address on behalf of all senators in the 36th guam legislature i'd like to welcome all of our distinguished guests here tonight and i would like to extend my sincere regrets to all island dignitaries former elected officials senators family members and the public who are traditionally invited to formal functions held in the guam legislature session hall who we were unable to invite tonight and i would like to thank the governor's office for working closely with us to ensure that we stay within the covet capacity limits and now without further ado i call on our sergeant of arms to introduce our guest of honor tonight madame speaker the honorable lord guerrero imaging guahan escorted by nasa guadalajara attorney jeffrey a cook [Music] we will begin with the presentation of colors by the guam national guard i ask that members of imminent anti-seize natalie haslatur and guajan lead us in singing the national anthem and the guam hymn please remain standing [Music] uh [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign guahan please remain standing for eventually [Music] came in [Music] [Applause] [Music] downtown oh my gosh [Music] [Applause] so [Music] [Music] [Music] yes [Music] [Applause] [Laughter] in our [Music] [Music] [Music] me [Music] [Music] uh [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] me [Music] me [Music] [Laughter] [Music] me [Music] [Applause] is [Music] hey [Applause] [Music] me [Music] is i call upon our legislative chaplain father paul golf again to deliver the invocation in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit almighty father of perfect wisdom and righteousness you who hear the cry of the poor look upon us this evening as we bow our heads before you and send forth your spirit upon our maga haga lourdes a leon guerrero as she delivers her state of the island address before her people as well as the island's leaders who gather around her in these hallowed halls continue to imbue her and all those who have seeds of power and authority the wisdom and insight and courage especially during this time of pandemic a time of many changes and uncertainties to exercise their authority to defend the principles of freedom love and tolerance show her and all our leaders with compassion to protect and to safeguard the innocent the defenseless the voiceless enlighten them with your vision to guide our island towards your will and for your purposes may they never lead our island in the wrong direction through love of power desire to please or unworthy ideals but to toss aside all private interests and prejudices keeping them always focused on their responsibility to seek and to improve the conditions of all who live on this paradise we call guam may the love of your son's sacred heart gosh forth to compel our leaders to be open to the conversion of their hearts to seek reconciliation to break down divisions so that in christ we will recognize our common humanity which you have created in your image and work to honor all people united in the common cause of justice truth freedom and peace we ask this through our lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit god forever and ever amen and the father son and holy spirit be seated senators and honored guests it's my honor to call upon the honorable lourdes elian guerrero guahan to present the state of the island address lieutenant governor josh tenorio madam speaker therese derly chief justice philip carbolito delegate michael sunicles former governor carl gutierrez members of the diplomatic corps members of the 36th guam legislature former lieutenant governor mike cruz mayor jesse alec mayors and vice mayors chief judge francis tadinko gatewood public auditor bj cruz my first gentleman jeff cook distinguished guests friends family and my dear people of guam last year i stood at this very podium and reported that the state of our island was stronger than it had been just one year before unemployment was down job opportunities were up tourism arrivals had achieved record highs we returned tax refunds on time paying within months instead of within years we ended costly receiverships at guam solid waste authority and guam behavioral health and wellness center and we finally closed a long chapter for our world war ii survivors only to find ourselves thrown into the first global struggle of the 21st century the coven 19 pandemic invaded our shores last march it took lives and livelihoods it masked us and robbed us of how we comfort the sick greet those we love and educate our children coven 19 stole a year from us but it could not steal who we are for one another even now i ask that we take a moment of silence to honor those 133 lives cut short by this virus yet even in the darkest moments of this pandemic we did not yield we did not quit we did not allow fear or frustration to break our spirits when fema first analyzed the potential cores of covet 19 on our island their models projected we could lose up to 3 000 lives if we did not intervene knowing that we had a small window of opportunity to prevent this from becoming a reality we acted as quickly as we could lacking the authority to close our guam international airport we established the first mandatory quarantine for foreign travelers in recent history long before other states like hawaii followed suit to date 41 of our cases this year have been identified in quarantine to prevent further community spread we were the first among the states and territories to implement a stay-at-home order to include the mandatory closure of all non-essential businesses mask mandates and the observance of six feet social distancing i know these were not popular decisions but we made these policies based on science and based on medical advice from the state surgeon cell and physicians advisory group we made them because it was the only way we could contain the virus and prevent the collapse of our health care system as covin 19 has so clearly demonstrated the real danger comes from more people needing acute treatment than health care systems can handle no icu bets for stroke patients for heart attack victims or for those suffering from trauma equally tragic doctors and nurses would have to decide who lives and who dies because supplies and equipment could run out this was the reality of many communities across the globe every step we have taken every course of action has been done with that in mind working with the mayors under the leadership of public health director arts and augustine and with our dedicated public health employees we were able to expand our testing capacity from just dozens a day to a daily average exceeding more than 500 tests as testing expanded so too did our ability to track and trace positive cases we turn a bureau of 12 contact tracers into an army of 138 throughout the public and private sector we also harness the power of technology in other ways partnering with the private sector and academia to create apps that track covet positives conducting periodical health screenings and notifying those who were at risk for infection test track and treat that was our approach to fighting covet 19 and because of your commitment your patience and your understanding it worked together we fought back not one but two surges of this virus we went from a covet area risk score of 47 with as many as 150 people testing positive in a single day to a car score of 0.1 i want to acknowledge those who so valiantly gave of themselves to bring us to this point to the service men and women who stand at the watchtower of freedom to the nurses the doctors and the employees on the front lines at public health gmh and grmc to our first responders law enforcement officers to the grocers the cashiers food service workers community food distribution workers truck drivers repairmen to all those who kept our economy afloat thank you [Applause] madam speaker it is in the recognition of this shared strength and the stubborn will of our people that our island is rebuilding anew tonight i want to talk about how we will achieve that shared mission together it begins with our economy our economy cannot thrive if its people are sick and dying in navigating this pandemic my administration had to first prioritize the health of our community but we also had to continue to lay the foundation for guam's economic recovery we cut our deficit in half from 83 million to 47 million dollars in just one fiscal year paying off liabilities that have been on our books for too long we delivered on our promise to bring back h-2b workers to meet the needs of our island to protect the health of our economy we put out nearly one billion dollars in federal assistance and services so people could put food on their tables and businesses could keep their doors open we injected nearly 3 500 awards totaling over 270 million dollars into our island through the payback paycheck protection program and economic injury disaster loans guam was the only territory to provide direct aid to small businesses under the leadership of mel mendola gita created the small business pandemic and health care stabilization grant programs channeling nearly 20 million dollars to help our businesses stay afloat we implemented a nearly five million dollar rental relief grant program joining less than a handful of states that provided any form of commercial rent relief knowing the economic impact our public health policies would have on our people we quickly established the program and sloppy at zu nitauto and devoted over 16 million dollars to the people who needed our help the most my administration put out over 800 million dollars in federal assistance through eip p pua and lwa despite the devastation that covet 19 brought to our shores we see signs every day that we are fighting back the department of revenue and taxation issued over 1500 new business licenses from march to september 2020 we've seen the birth of personal shopping businesses and delivery services people are earning money by sewing masks baking creating art children are going back to school and friends who haven't shared a meal in months can break bread at restaurants once more entrepreneurs are adapting growing and hiring again businesses are changing their models and collaborating to offer products online or in other unique ways still we must address the devastating fact that through no fault of their own at the height of this pandemic nearly 30 000 of our people lost their jobs or experienced a reduction in hours few made enough to save and none of them had the security of unemployment insurance something guaranteed in each of the 50 states and puerto rico democrat or republican nearly everyone agrees that unemployment insurance makes economic sense its logic is clear and simple businesses prosper when people have money to spend with the right local law in place i believe guam can fund its own unemployment trust we can do this by securing no interest federal loans loans that can be offset entirely by the amount owed to us in compact impact debt congress recognized this in a 2003 federal law in my administration together with the department of interior and our delegates office will fight for its implementation [Applause] by achieving this goal generations of workers will know that their basic livelihoods will be insured against acts of god economic terror or as we have experienced a global pandemic thanks to our friends in washington dc and the national governors association we benefited from an emergency federal unemployment program to the men and women of the guam department of labor led by dave de la unemployment insurance in this country evolved over decades yet dave you built this emergency system in just eight weeks [Applause] you helped thousands of families survive i and our people thank you [Applause] to the employee employees of revenue and tax under the leadership of director daphne manson shimizu and doa led by director edward byrne you made sure men women and families were able to get the relief they needed for that we thank you [Applause] kovit has also highlighted one of guam's perennial challenges our government's antiquated permitting and licensing processes tonight we set a goal simple and context concept but complex in execution last year we created the governor's task force to reform government permitting procedures and before this year is out my administration will pilot a system of online business permitting slashing wait times harmonizing different agency requirements ending long lines and decreasing the uncertainty and permit lag time that slows and frustrates business growth but we know that our progress must go further we need to improve our business licensing and building permit process as a whole as we emerge from this pandemic and usher in new investment to re-energize our economy i am appointing former governor kyle gutierrez as the permit czar a collateral duty to his role as gvb president and ceo it is time we transform slow and outdated government bureaucracy through innovation and results to the aspiring entrepreneurs and the investors seeking opportunity in guam myla harlem we are open for business [Applause] senators we all have a stake in how this process must protect our natural resources and adhere to our laws but it must do so without holding responsible businesses home builders and developers hostage to government inefficiency i know we can work together to get this done as we lay the foundation for a stronger better more prosperous guam we must acknowledge the fact that too many on our island do not have access to reliable and stable internet a necessity necessity in our increasingly digital world we are currently developing broadband infrastructure to support island-wide internet that is accessible and equitable for all of our people on an island 30 miles long there should be no excuse for digital inequity [Applause] as a pilot to internet for all my administration has been working with the guam department of education and the mayor's council of guam to bring internet services to students who need it the most we have already received the procurement bids and they are being evaluated soon thousands of school children will have access to reliable internet services [Applause] as 2021 has welcomed students back to their physical classrooms and made allowances for those families that felt safer learning at home i must also report on our progress in addressing old education problems in new ways while others only talked about the need to build a new school my administration put up the money to make it a reality we secured the funding needed for the design of a new simon sanchez high school and the contract has been awarded this thorough process will ask the shark community to envision and plan a school facility that meets their needs it will take months and demand consensus and compromise and we anticipate breaking ground on the new simon sanchez high school before the end of 2022 coven 19 has forced us to adapt to a different more digital world and we know we need to expand guam's economic horizon but the fundamentals of our tourist tourism industry are still strong prior to covid nearly one-third of private sector jobs were tied to tourism but we know this industry is fragile we've seen how strife in one part of the world affects travel to our region i propose to you that now is the time to renew our investment in tumon and acknowledge that to expand tourism all of guam must improve to do this i am recommending that the legislature commit the first 50 million dollars in process from the legal sale of cannabis to end flooding in tumon invest in island beautification and cultural preservation and repair village roads i know that our tourism industry worries about our image with regard to cannabis i hear your concerns but the legal sale of cannabis will not define us we must use the resources we have to shore up when times are hard in order to be ready to compete against the world when times improve to jump start our economy we must invest in those hit hardest by covet 19. that is why we cut small business taxes twice in the last term now 85 percent of taxpayers who file grt businesses making 250 000 or less in gross annual income pay a 3 business privilege tax not 5 senators send me a bill that eliminates the sunset provision on these small business tax cuts and i will sign it [Applause] still cutting taxes and reinvesting the proceeds of a new industry to strengthen tourism won't be enough as new industries begin to take hold on guam we cannot ignore those that have withstood the test of time as our tourism economy faltered under the weight of covet 19 federal and military investments kept guam going only 17 of the 8.7 billion investment in the guam buildup has been infused into our economy and the current national defense appropriation act commits more than 630 million in new dollars for guam thanks to the work of of our community defense liaison office our partners in the department of defense and our allies in congress we won new ndaa funding for the full construction of a regional public health laboratory the opening of the cultural repository and the expanded use of foreign labor on civilian projects taken together these investments these fundamental shifts in the status quo will unchain our construction industry spur development help us preserve our culture and create jobs still we cannot ignore the uncertainty of relying on too few industries data shows that states that had multiple industries did better during this pandemic than states that had concentrated efforts in one or two we can fix this with jobs more jobs and higher paying jobs in a diverse range of fields the two fastest growing sectors in the united states are healthcare and technology industries that my administration has been working on since we came into office early last year i tasked gita to create committees to explore healthcare technology and telecommunication opportunities to better understand and expand our labor force we also partnered with the guam chamber of commerce to establish the economic diversification working group what began as a white paper is now a committed partnership between gov guam and the private sector we've introduced training programs that the university of guam and guam community college for nursing assistants provided nursing students with on-the-job training and for the first time in guam's history provided a paramedic certification program with the guam fire department [Applause] and using an 8.7 million dollar grant from the economic development administration uog will construct more nursing school classrooms and a new lab to monitor our aquifer projects that are expected to create nearly 250 more jobs in 2020 despite the pandemic over 600 people participated in local apprenticeship programs we issued nearly five million dollars in tax credits through the guam registered apprenticeship program allowing our local businesses to hire more people to help continue their mission guam department of labor has been awarded a 5 million dollar grant to expand their dislocated worker program workers who suffered job loss is the direct result of the pandemic will continue to receive additional training to pursue new careers in health care construction and more we sponsored a truck driving boot camp at gcc so people could find new career opportunities even before the pandemic businesses like cabras marine knew that the foundation to growth is quality training and education and so they partnered with gcc to offer ship repair transportation boot camps last year i came to this hall excited about the public-private partnership at uog's aquaculture development and training center since then an idea that started in academia now produces more than one thousand pounds of pathogen-free shrimp a month sold at both the wholesale and retail levels through their partnership with core seed aquaculture uog can provide us with access to a potentially multi-billion dollar industry for guam create jobs and supply us with locally produced food not only can it become a foundational pillar of our economy but it also helps us to become more self-sustainable in line with our guam green growth initiatives one of these initiatives is the opening of the g3 circular economy makerspace and innovation hub at chamura village entrepreneurs will be able to gather in a place filled with tools and equipment to transform waste into marketable products g3 will help our people turn waste into cash and give them an ownership role in our transition to a cleaner and more sustainable guam [Applause] these initiatives will help us to become more self-sufficient and better positioned to withstand future economic disruptions but for business opportunities to be real they must also be a part of an expanding circle now more than ever public dollars must stand behind all small businesses especially those led by female heads of household the world bank reports that this pandemic has hid women harder women have had to drop out of the workforce in larger numbers due to child and parental care issues especially those employed in retail food service and tourism and while women represent half of the population we represent only about 20 of business owners on guam i cannot accept this reality for my granddaughters or yours today march 8th is international women's day senators to empower the women in our community i am ready to sign legislation that would provide local women-owned small businesses with a set-aside mirrored after the local statute that prioritizes service disabled veteran-owned businesses and programs already operating for decades in the federal government this partnership between my administration the guam women's chamber and the legislature will make meaningful policy to uplift generations of women all of you realize the special business challenges these groups face this program would pair big contracts with smaller companies to create local jobs and these jobs will help guarantee our people more than just a paycheck for many the struggle is not only how to feed their family it is also to be able to find a safe place to sleep at the beginning of 2020 i announced that my administration will reassert our designation as a substantially underserved trust area or suta with usda after settling the chamorro land trust commission lawsuit we can finally begin the process to access resources to run water and sewer lines and electricity on cltc property before this year is over we will apply for a suta grant so families can finally use their land and build their homes but no amount of progress can hide the most devastating manifestation of poverty last year i announced project atov our plan to address homelessness under lieutenant governor josh tenorio's leadership and through our office of homelessness assistant and poverty prevention we establish a temporary homeless shelter over 300 individuals have gone through the global dorm in mighty half of them children to end the cycle of poverty through our partnership with the guam homeless coalition we connected each of them to medical care behavioral services food and benefits assistance services people need to get back on track to ensure those in school did not get left behind we converted one of the rooms to a learning center and since july 2020 three families have transitioned into guru homes with 15 more families in the process of getting stable housing the department of interior recognize our efforts and we have now been awarded a 3 million dollar grant for a permanent facility as we work to craft and implement these policies our economy can never lose sight of the future last year i noted that to build was to build what isn't there we have to see what others can't and for that we look to the stars i am happy to announce that in the coming year the guam air national guard under the leadership of adjutant general esther aggiege will establish the federally recognized 254th space control squadron this new squadron will increase the size and strength of our air guard and provide high-tech training in space and cyber security related fields these skills will strengthen our national security and plant the seeds of a 21st century economy we can grow [Applause] furthering that effort 2021 will see the guam air national guard establish star base on guam a federally funded civil military program that educates students in science technology engineering and mathematics star based guam will provide hands-on high-tech real-life experiences to thousands of guam elementary school students lessons that will inspire new generations and expand their awareness of stem careers while we recognize the economic investments new skills in stem will bring if coven 19 has taught us anything it is that our economy is only as strong as our health care system and that system is only as strong as the men and women who put on their scrubs and mask and report to work every day we all know guam memorial hospital has been challenged for years but our struggle with covet 19 proved that it could still be counted on while hospitals far better funded than gmh crashed throughout the world our island's only public hospital stared down waves of covet 19. it did so because the professionals at gmh stood watch together [Applause] under extraordinary strain they adapted and they overcame this year gmh administrator liam posadas will be gone begin the difficult process of regaining hospital-wide accreditation lillian and i both served on the board that achieved accreditation at gmh for the first time back in 2010. we know that seeking accreditation does not mean you are perfect it means you are willing to face and fix your deepest flaws it requires honesty tireless focus and the commitment of everyone entrusted with the mission of gmh the goal is a universally accepted standard of care a standard guam patients deserve [Applause] medical professionals and patients alike have long agreed that our island needs a new guam memorial hospital after many discussions with our partners at the department of defense we are assessing a location on excess federal line land for a state-of-the-art guam memorial hospital and central public health facility as we work to regain accreditation at gmh and build a new public hospital and public health compound we must also acknowledge the essential role grmc played in our fight against covet 19. grmc shared its staff and expertise carried non-covet patients to minimize the spread of infection and invested in new technology to expand our testing capacity and treat our people for years health care experts knew that to survive grmc and gmh had to be partners in a holistic system of care not competitors in the chaos of covet 19 they came together and our people are better because of it to rebuild a stronger guam we must also admit what made us so vulnerable to covet 19 in the first place a year ago i called on this body to work with me in enacting a universal system of health care regardless of a person's ability to pay i that we see healthcare not as the privilege of the fortunate but as a human right deserved by all weeks later our island was thrown into the long struggle against covent 19. 85 percent of those we lost to covet 19 and over 4 70 of those hospitalized at gmh had pre-existing conditions that made them especially vulnerable to the effects of this virus many also lacked access to basic health care the tragedy is that conditions like hypertension diabetes kidney disease emphysema stroke and obesity are treatable and preventable despite the clear link between the health of our people and the health of our economy some of you will ask how can we afford health care for all to you i ask in return how can the generation that survive the devastation of covet 19 say we cannot under current guam law the healthcare paratoru act requires the establishment of a pilot program premised on medicaid for all while this program hinges on an experimental waiver granted by the secretary of health and human services and may require a new funding source it is the law of the land madam speaker i know that politics tends to highlight our differences but some things are common to us all each of us wants to feel safe on our streets and in our homes since the start of my administration we have added over 200 personnel to our public safety teams and just last month the guam police department reported they are now seeing a 15 percent decrease in overall reported crimes compared to 2019. [Applause] passage of the safer guam initiatives proposed by my administration last year will help reduce our crime rate even further senators i asked you to act on this important piece of legislation quickly as we lost lives to covet 19 we also felt the presence of another potentially more dangerous epidemic suicide widely accepted estimates indicated that in june july and august of last year we lost one life to suicide every six days in addressing this reality we had to take stock of yet another painful fact a recent report from the national suicide prevention lifeline indicated that for years calls originating from guam that sought help from the 1 800 number were never connected to a local crisis center for support that was a danger we could no longer afford so last year the guam behavioral health and wellness center stood up the first crisis call center certified by the national suicide prevention line in the territories and the first of its kind in micronesia as we battle this global pandemic and fight the needless loss of life caused by suicide all enemies give us no rest drug addiction is a relentless curse upon our community delivering on my promise to permanently expand the drug treatment options of guam i am proud to announce the new guam behavioral health and wellness center's drug and alcohol building which is expected to break ground later this year last year we began a process of assessing vacant government buildings to give them a new purpose as part of this commitment we are renovating the old dya cottage home centalo fulfill to expand recovery treatment options as promised these will be new places for treatment and healing recovery and reconciliation but addressing addiction also means stopping those who bring illegal substances into our community in 2020 despite the pandemic the guam customs and quarantine agency intercepted 110 pounds of meth a 400 increase from 2017. [Applause] still we must tighten all of our ports of entry we delivered on our promise for a container inspection facility feasible study to lay the foundation for the screening of all cargo reaching our shores now customs is working with the guam state clearinghouse to secure the a e design for this facility whether it's fighting the importation of illegal drugs or the spread of an invisible virus the battle to maintain a community that is fair that is safe that is compassionate and that is prosperous never ends fortunately we are not in this fight alone guam will receive 661 million dollars from president biden's american rescue plan that passed in the senate just yesterday this package has been sent to the house for reconsideration and i am confident that the president will sign it this will allow us to put money into the hands of our people put employees back to work help small businesses and non-profit organizations and build a new hospital this package will also give my administration the flexibility to recover lost revenues and strengthen our ability to provide improved government services to our people and the provision i have repeatedly advocated to congress and the white house has been accepted this stimulus bill contains language allowing guam to be reimbursed 100 percent of our eitc costs an expense that has haunted our budget for years [Applause] these stimulus dollars are a federal shot in the arms for our economy strengthening it much like the vaccines are making us stronger right now a vital part of rebuilding our economy and protecting our people is operation liberate guam our campaign to vaccinate at least 80 percent of our adult population by july as of today nearly 20 percent of you are fully vaccinated so i urge you when it is your turn to roll up your sleeves get your shots and take part in rebuilding guam and you [Applause] tonight i am reminded of why i wanted to be your governor a promise to deliver fair safe compassionate and prosperous change you can trust i know there are too many who aren't sure uam can ever change or that i can deliver it change never comes easy and no governor can make changes alone but i won't play it safe or point fingers or do just enough to get me through the next election we have finished a difficult year now the promise of a new guam spreads out before us we are starting new businesses reopening once closed for too long and putting people back to work we are bringing children back to school we are putting vaccines into the arms of our people protecting you and saving lives these efforts our collective efforts represent the best of humanity as my close dear friend the late speaker ben pangolin wrote today in a time full of cynicism political sound bites and press releases we must remember who we are as a people we once mastered the navigation of the seas we survived a world at war we are the inheritors of an ancient land we will build an economy which leaves no hard-working family behind we will leave this land better than when we found it mossy stay safe and god bless guam [Applause] i call upon father pope our legislative chaplain father paul guffigan to deliver the benediction and please remain standing bowl your heads and pray for god's blessing almighty god and father we humbly thank you for the gift of our marga and all our leaders continue to pour forth your blessings on her as she continues to humbly steer our island on the right path during this time of pandemic we are assured you will always be there for her with your rod and your staff that will give her courage through the intercession of santa maria and kamelin we beg you to continue to watch over us lord when darkness envelops our island give us light when despair numbs our souls give us hope when we stumble and fall lift us up when doubts assail us give us faith but nothing seems sure give us trust when ideals fade give us vision when we lose our way be our guide that we may find serenity in your presence and purpose in doing your will may almighty god bless all of us and keep us in his peace in the name of the father the son and the holy spirit you may be seated majority leader senator nelson you are recognized so just mossy madam speaker i move to rise from the committee of the whole and to adjourn today's session subject to the call of the speaker motion was made to rise from the committee of the whole and to adjourn today's session subject to the call of the speaker are there any objections hearing and seeing no objections the legislative session is adjourned subject to the call of the speaker situs [Applause] masitos [Music] so [Music] you