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Villagomez congratulates Faleomavaega for victory
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Posted on Nov 13 2008
Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Villagomez has offered his congratulations to American Samoa Rep. Eni Faleomavaega, who was elected last week to an 11th consecutive term to the U.S. House of Representatives.
“It was not surprising to hear you were elected once again, considering your great leadership and honor for not just the people of American Samoa, but American citizens everywhere including those here in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,” Villagomez wrote in a letter to Faleomavaega.
He added, “The people of the CNMI have been privileged to have you protecting and looking out for our betterment and welfare.”
Faleomavaega and the Fitial-Villagomez administration have worked together on several occasions, most significantly to fight the imposition of federal minimum wage on American Samoa and the Northern Marianas. In January this year, Faleomavaega introduced a bill in the U.S. Congress to modify the federal minimum wage law to allow the U.S. Secretary of Labor to adjust federal wage increases based on an objective determination of their potential impact on the island economies, in consultation with the U.S. Department of Interior and the governments of both the CNMI and American Samoa.
In his letter, Villagomez also urged Faleomavaega to help Gregorio Kilili Sablan as he joins Congress as the CNMI’s first non-voting delegate.
“We will always be grateful to your endeavors and dedication in assisting us become a better Commonwealth and look forward to further strengthening our relationship with you through our first ever delegate to the United States Congress, Mr. Gregorio Kilili Sablan. I am confident that your tutelage and guidance will be much appreciated and welcomed by Delegate Sablan,” Villagomez said.
