In his State of the Territory address, the Governor pointed out that in 2001, the Fono alone overspent its budget by $815.9 million and the rest of the Government overspent the budget by slightly over a million.7
总督在领土咨文报告中指出，2001年议会的预算超支81 590万美元，政府其他部门的预算超支略高于100万美元。