Guam-- An amendment to the 2010 Defense Authorization abercrombie and fitch requiring higher wages for jobs linked to Guam's pending military buildup would put the multi-billion dollar plan at risk, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus told a Hawaiian newspaper Friday.
House and Senate lawmakers are deliberating on a final defense bill to send to the president's desk and the implications of the amendment, introduced by Rep. Neil abercrombie and fitch
(D-HI) are at issue in the talks.
abercrombie and fitch amendment would also limit the number of foreign laborers that could fill jobs created by the buildup. However, Mabus says the provisions could put plans for the relocation of 8,000 Marines to Guam from Okinawa, Japan, in jeopardy.
"It's no secret that we oppose his amendment to do that," said Mabus. "For one thing, we don't think we
can afford to make the move if that happens."
Mabus is scheduled to arrive on Guam tomorrow abercrombie and fitch for meetings with military and GovGuam officials.
Watch the video from Honolulu, Hawaii's abercrombie and fitch KITV(ABC news) reporter and former Guam resident Catherine Cruz:
