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Saipan and Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds, Governor David M. Apatang, Senate President Karl King Nabors, and House Speaker Edmund Villagomez announced today that they have transmitted joint letters to President Donald J. Trump and Admiral Samuel J. Paparo, Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command, outlining the accelerating economic deterioration of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and urging timely federal action.
CNMI Finance Secretary Tracy Norita and Special Assistant for Management and Budget Vicky Villagomez met Tuesday with Aetna offici
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.