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House members outline structure, committee roles and the budget process during student visit
Summary
Members of the Commonwealth Legislature’s House of Representatives described the chamber’s composition, committee responsibilities and the budget timeline — including the October 1 deadline that can trigger a partial government shutdown — during a public visit with students in Saipan.
Speaker (name not specified), Speaker of the House, opened a public education session for students with an explanation of how the House of Representatives is organized and how money bills move through the legislature.
He said the House has 20 members apportioned by precincts, described the chamber’s officers and the committee system, and emphasized the chamber’s role on fiscal bills. “We are known as the purse,” the Speaker (name not specified) said, explaining that bills “involving money, revenue generation, or reprogramming or appropriating funds” must…
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