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SENATE Vice President Karl King-Nabors and Sen. Jude U. Hofschneider have prefiled Senate Joint Resolution 24-3 to support H.R. 2132, which U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to include the CNMI in the U.S. Department of Transportation's Essential Air Service program.
The Rota lawmakers unanimously adopted a similar resolution, Rota Legislative Delegation Resolution 24-4, last week.
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.
U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds on Saturday congratulated the newly sworn in members of the 20th Youth Congress, saying that she is looking forward to working with them.
As the special guest of the Youth Congress’ organizational session in the House chamber, King-Hinds said: “I offer this to you today. I am deeply committed to working with each and every one of you to further amplify your voices, to help shape the policies with you in mind.”
She said, every day she wakes up and asks herself “Why am I doing this?” referring to her job.
THE CNMI needs to have a unified voice to save the struggling local economy, U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds said on Saturday.
As the United States negotiates the Trump administration’s tariff increases with individual countries, CNMI Del. Kimberlyn King-Hinds said these negotiations should also explore ways to help the Northern Mariana Islands and its economy.
In an April 7 letter, King-Hinds asked Jamieson Greer, U.S. trade representative spearheading the negotiations, to explore economic development opportunities for the Northern Mariana Islands.
U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds urged National Endowment for the Humanities Acting Chairman Michael McDonald to reconsider the decision to end funding for the CNMI.
In her letter on Monday, King-Hinds expressed deep concern over the April 2, 2025 notice received by the Northern Marianas Humanities Council, which terminated three critical grants and jeopardized the continuation of programs and services that have long supported the CNMI.
She asked McDonald for an explanation and urged the Trump administration to reconsider the cuts.
THE CNMI has until Dec. 31, 2026 to spend the state and local fiscal recovery funds that it received from the federal government under the American Rescue Plan Act, U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds said.
She was responding to the inquiry of Senate Vice President Karl King-Nabors, who requested a "most up-to-date information" on the CNMI's expenditures of the pandemic assistance funds.
King-Hinds said of the $481.8 million in ARPA funds that the CNMI received from the federal government, $443.7 million had been expended as of Sept. 30, 2024.
CNMI Congresswoman King-Hinds announced the start of the district’s Congressional Art Competition.
Each Spring, the U.S. House of Representatives invites high school students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories to showcase their artistic talent.
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.
Instead of a short-term fix like asking the federal government for more money to offset revenue losses from the anemic tourism industry, the CNMI would be better off fixing structural issues that created its current problems. With the cost-cutting frenzy gripping Washington, D.C. these days, any request for more federal dollars faces slim chances.