“My administration chose action. But the Legislature chose delay. And delay, under federal law, is the doorway to denial. They rejected the measure. They rejected the compromises. And by following the Attorney General’s refusal instead of doing their duty, they abandoned the people they were elected to serve.”

“ … despite the continuous assertions coming out of Adelup, there is nothing preventing the construction of a new hospital at a wide range of potential sites across our island. The narrative that only one site is feasible has now been thoroughly discredited by sworn testimony.”