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Contentious floor debate as Legislature moves vetoed hospital bill into voting file
Summary
The Legislature debated and then placed a vetoed bill requiring a new hospital at Epau (EPOW) Point into the voting file after hours of divided floor remarks about site selection, funding and separation of powers.
The 37th Guam Legislature debated whether to move forward with a vetoed measure that would require any new hospital built under the Guam 21st Century Healthcare Center Act of 2021 to be constructed at Epau (EPOW) Point. Senator Thomas Barnett (author of the motion on the floor) moved to place the vetoed Bill 185 (37th Guam Legislature) into the voting file despite objections from the administration and others; that motion to place the bill into the voting file carried on the floor.
The floor debate was sharply divided. Supporters of placing the bill on the voting file — including Senator Barnett and other sponsors — said the Legislature had previously acted, that a Matrix Design Group study and testimony from medical staff supported Epau…
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