Name: Speaker Judi Won Pat
Date registered: March 8, 2011
May
10
Speaker’s Weekly Address May 10, 2012 5-1-12 adresss Buenas yan Hafa Adai! May is recognized as Senior Citizens Month. As we reflect on what this means, it brings to mind what our elderly have done, and they’ve done it all: through every financial challenge they face, they found a way to pay the mortgage and …
May
04
Speaker’s Weekly Address of 5-3-12 5-3-12 Address Buenas yan Hafa Adai! Over the weekend, I was invited to attend a play sponsored by the St. Thomas Aquinas Drama Club. “Estorian Manhoben Giya Guahan,” was a story about teenagers growing up on Guam. It was a story about friendship and love, but also about alcohol abuse, …
Apr
26
Speaker’s Weekly Address of April 27, 2012: 4-27-12 Speakers Address Buenas yan Hafa Adai: Yesterday morning, my staff and I toured the JFK campus with Principal Ken Chargualaf and Assistant Principal Hannah Gutierrez. I wanted to see if there was any progress made on the work that CapFA committed to the JFK community after it …
Apr
18
Speaker’s Weekly Address 4-17-12 Address April 17, 2012 Buenas yan Hafa Adai! I’d like to talk about bullying in our schools, and I’ve talked about it before, but it’s a social issue that continues to taunt parents, teachers and administrators as they deal with it, in some cases, on a daily basis. We can build …
Apr
12
Speaker’s Address: April 12, 2012 4-12-11 Speakers Address Buenas yan Hafa Adai! Please join me in welcoming Jon Fernandez as the Department of Education’s new superintendent. DOE has the largest government workforce with over 3,000 employees and receives the lion’s share of the GovGuam budget–about 40 percent–but even with these numbers, our public schools continue …
Mar
26
Speaker’s Special Radio Address - 3-26-12 Speaker’s Special Address 3-26-12 “Speaker Won Pat Urges Governor Calvo to Sign Election Reform Bill into Law” My Dear people of Guam, Buenas yan Hafa Adai! Today, I am asking Governor Calvo to champion democracy and take up the issues and concerns that have plagued the Guam Election Commission for many …
Mar
22
Homeland Security Responds to the Chinese Visa Waiver Program speaker address 3-22_12 Granting parole status for Chinese bound travelers to Guam is a noteworthy pursuit that if granted, will bolster our stagnant economy through tourism related activities. More tourists mean more revenue and jobs for our people. Through the efforts of the Guam Legislature and Governor Calvo and …
Aug
23
Speaker Judith T. Won Pat, Ed. D. has scheduled a public hearing for Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. in the Public Hearing Room of the Guam Legislature Building on the following: Resolution No 142-31 (COR) Relative to voicing the concern of I Liheslaturan Guahan (the Guam Legislature) on the proposed redeployment of Guam based Continental Micronesia …
Jul
11
Speaker Won Pat’s Weekly Address: July 8, 2011 Speaker Address july8 My dear people, our island continues to face economic challenges, forcing us to make sacrifices. In these hard economic times we all have to make tough decisions on what to keep and what to cut. As legislators, when it comes to our budget, we …
Jun
22
Speakers Address: June 22, 2011 Speakers Address June 22 “Vast Potential in the Blue Continent” We are people of the Pacific, the Blue Continent, a region that is growing economically, politically and socially at an unprecedented rate. Throughout our island histories, we have been closely tied to our Brothers and Sisters of the Pacific– through our …
