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Lawmakers move vetoed lease-oversight bill toward override vote after heated floor debate
Summary
Senators moved vetoed Bill 119-38 COR—intended to restore legislative oversight of exceptional-term contracts—into the third-reading/voting file; supporters cited former governors' testimony and warned the governor's veto risks opacity, while proponents of the veto argued it could be anti-business.
The Guam Legislature voted to place vetoed Bill 119-38 COR, a measure to restore legislative oversight for exceptional-term contracts and leases longer than 15 years, into the third-reading/voting file after an extended floor debate over transparency and economic impacts.
Proponents said the prior change in law allowed agencies to approve multi-decade leases…
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