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I wrote to President Trump regarding the major investment agreements recently announced with Japan and the Republic of Korea this week, extending my appreciation for securing these unprecedented commitments and sharing how meaningful they could be for the Northern Mariana Islands. Our islands are the closest American community to both countries, and before the pandemic their visitors and investments formed the backbone of our tourism economy.
On Tuesday, I attended the Small Business Committee’s hearing entitled “Main Street Under Attack: The Cost of Small Crime on Small Business”
Washington, D.C. – The House Small Business Committee today unanimously advanced H.R. 3496, the Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act, legislation introduced by Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds to give entrepreneurs in the Marianas access to the Small Business Administration’s microloan program for the first time. The bill was reported out of committee on a 27 to 0 vote.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-Northern Mariana Islands) joined Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-U.S. Virgin Islands), Congresswoman Amata Radewagen (R-American Samoa), and Congressman James Moylan (R-Guam) in introducing H.R. 5960, a bipartisan bill to restore duty-free treatment for low-value shipments from the U.S. territories following the recent suspension of de minimis privileges under Executive Order 14324.
I had the great pleasure of meeting with executives from Zo Motors this week, joined by Dr.
Residents across the Marianas have been feeling the effects of recent federal changes that caused low-value shipments from the territories to be treated as if they were coming from foreign countries. People were being charged rates and classifications that simply do not reflect who we are under U.S. law.