Ways & Means Mtg; Public Health Hearing; and Last Day for Voter Registration!

This is to announce the following:
 
1)  The House Ways and Means Committee will be having a meeting today, Thursday, September 17 @ 1:30pm in the Speaker's Conference Room.  The purpose of this meeting is to continue discussions of the proposed FY 2010 budget.
 
2)  The House Committee on Health, Education, and Welfare has rescheduled public hearings to receive testimony on issued related to healthcare services in the CNMI to next week September 22, 2009 @ 10am in the House Chamber, and at 6pm at Garapan Elementary School.  The hearings were originally scheduled for this week, September 16.  For more information, please contact the Office of Rep. Ralph Torres at 664-8923 or email reprtorres@gmail.com
 
3)  The last day to register to vote in this year's general election is Friday, September 18!  If you are qualified to vote in the CNMI, please be sure to register with the Commonwealth Election Commission on Capitol Hill.  For more information call the CEC at 664-VOTE (664-8683).  According to CEC staff, office hours have been extended for voter registration -- the office will be open from 7:30am to 6pm until Friday, September 18.