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I wrote to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem
Pacific Coastal Research and Planning has been awarded $4,937,010 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to remove 23 abandoned boats and an estimated 40,000 pounds of derelict fishing gear from the coastal environments of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia. The project will support approximately 60 local marine contractor and project coordination jobs while helping restore biologically rich coastal ecosystems and strengthen nature-based tourism economies in the region.
This week, I had the opportunity to join a discussion on Mariana Islands Conservation Strategy (MICS). The dialogue focused on federal activities in our region, their environmental impacts, and ideas for mitigating those impacts for the people who live here. I appreciated the chance to learn more because this is a nuanced conversation. Yes, we want to ensure activities are mitigated, and the impacts across the Marianas archipelago are taken into account.
Washington – Today, Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds extended her congratulations to President-elect Lee Jae-myung on being elected as the Republic of Korea’s fourteenth president.
U.S. Congressman Troy E. Nehls, R-Texas, supports CNMI Delegate Kimberlyn King-Hinds’ request to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to address delays in processing electronic travel authorizations under the Economic Vitality & Security Travel Authorization Program or EVS-TAP. Tourism in CNMI, still recovering from the pandemic restrictions, has been set back by these delays.
U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds has explained to key members of the U.S. House of Representatives how the delay in the processing of electronic travel authorizations or ETA’s for Chinese tourists under the Economic Vitality & Security Travel Authorization Program or EVS-TAP is affecting the CNMI’s “already crumbling economy.”
U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds on Wednesday said the CNMI government does not view the local economy the same way the private sector does.
The government “can’t even agree on what [economic] condition it’s in,” she said in her remarks during the Saipan Chamber of Commerce’s annual economic forum at Kensington Hotel.
CNMI Del. Kimberlyn King-Hinds has introduced H.R.2132, a landmark bill aimed at reestablishing eligibility for Northern Marianas airports to participate in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Essential Air Service, or EAS program.