On Monday, President Trump said the “one, big beautiful” bill will go down in history as one of the most important legislations for the nation and his administration. 

“I don't think there's ever been anything bigger, and I think it's going to go down as one of certainly one of the most important things we'll ever have done,” President Trump. 

Meanwhile, democrats are focused on stopping what they call the “one, big ugly bill” from becoming law. 

Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries said, “The GOP tax scam hurts everyday Americans and rewards billionaires. That’s not what we should be doing at this moment in time in the United States of America.”

But the bigger concern for island leaders isn’t among mandatory spending but discretionary spending.

Guam Congressman James Moylan held a press conference over the weekend, reiterating that Medicaid and SNAP funding will remain “status quo” and new medicaid requirements will not apply to the territory. 

“Regarding Medicaid, it’s clear to our office and it’s clear to the administration that there are no cuts in the benefits that we are receiving now. And there will be no cuts in the future as this measure moves forward,” said Moylan. 

The concern remains in Trump's “skinny” budget proposal that seeks steep cuts to non-defense spending like education, public health, climate research, social programs and housing and community development to name a few.

“We submitted over 400 amendments to address the cuts that were made in the skinny bill to have that not apply for us. So working with the administration back on Guam, working with the agencies, my team that are brought out there for that purpose, and most especially working with the Guam legislature,” added Moylan. 

Three republican senators, Tony Ada, Vince Borja and Shelly Calvo, are currently in Washington DC to advocate for Guam. 

“Our requests have been submitted and now we need appropriations to be approved. We will be following along with that as it moves along,” said Moylan. 

Meantime, Congress has an Oct. 1 deadline to pass 12 appropriation bills to fund the government.