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Reps. Tony Gonzales (Texas), Monica De La Cruz (Texas), David Valadao (Calif.), Juan Ciscomani (Ariz.) Rob Bresnahan (Pa.), Nicole Malliotakis (N.Y.), along with Dels. James Moylan of Guam and Kimberlyn King-Hinds of Northern Mariana Islands (Feb. 19): “The House Budget Resolution proposed $800 billion in cuts to programs under the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, with Medicaid expected to bear the brunt of these reductions.
Territorial Members of Congress, Guam Delegate James Moylan, CNMI Del. Kimberlyn King-Hinds and American Samoa Rep. Amata Radewagen, along with Governor Lou Leon Guerrero, CNMI Gov. Arnold Palacios and U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. gathered at the Department of Interior’s Interagency Group on Insular Areas, 2025 Plenary Session.
Duty Free Saipan Ltd., which operates T Galleria in the tourist district of Garapan, will be closing shop by April 30, 2025, after nearly five decades on Saipan, according to DFS Group Limited, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Gov. Arnold Palacios, and CNMI delegate to Congress, Kimberly King-Hinds.
A group of House Republicans raised alarms Wednesday about the minimum $1.5 trillion in spending cuts required by the chamber’s budget resolution, as House leadership tries to shore up support for a floor vote on the measure when the chamber returns next week.
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, co-chair of his party’s Congressional Hispanic Conference, led a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., highlighting the damage cuts to programs including Medicaid, Pell Grants and food stamps would have on their constituents and others around the country.
U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds is asking the U.S. Department of the Treasury to oversee foreign investments in the CNMI to prevent potential national security risks, saying that “our national security decisions must be based on facts, not fear.”
In her letter on Feb. 3, 2025, King-Hinds urged Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to take further action to safeguard national economic and security interests in the CNMI, saying that “it is imperative that we ensure foreign investments in the CNMI align with U.S. national security priorities.”
Rep. Kimberlyn King-Hinds has formally called on the U.S. Department of Transportation to reinstate Annex VI of the U.S.-China Air Transport Agreement, lifting restrictions on scheduled air service between the Northern Mariana Islands and China.
In a letter to newly confirmed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, the CNMI delegate stressed the urgent need for federal action to support the CNMI’s economic recovery by restoring unrestricted international flights.
WASHINGTON (January 29, 2025) — Today, U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds announced which federal grant assistance programs for the CNMI will be affected by the temporary freeze on federal financial assistance programs issued by the Office of Management and Budget.
U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds said she is ready to collaborate with the CNMI Senate and House of Representatives.
In separate letters, King-Hinds congratulated Senate President Dennis James C. Mendiola and Speaker Edmund S. Villagomez on their election as presiding officers during the inaugural session of the 24th Legislature on Jan. 13, 2025.