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Last week, our Washington congressional office welcomed Lizzy Vise as a John A. Knauss Fellow for a year-long placement. Sponsored by the National Sea Grant College Program, Lizzy will support the office on marine policy issues and related legislative priorities. Lizzy is a 2026 M.S. candidate in Environmental Science at Louisiana State University and previously earned her B.S. in Coastal Environmental Science from LSU. We are excited to have Lizzy on the team and look forward to the expertise and perspective she will bring to the office. Welcome aboard, Lizzy!
On Wednesday, the congressional office hosted National Foster Youth Institute (NFYI) Kansas Delegate Billie Brannon as part of the 2026 Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Day. The program gives young people with lived experience in foster care the opportunity to share their perspectives directly with Members of Congress and help inform child welfare policy. Billie discussed her advocacy for foster youth and the importance of ensuring young people in care have access to the resources and opportunities they need to succeed.
This week I had the opportunity to welcome Lucia Deleon Guerrero, Triana Sablan, Annia Indalecio, Jose Dela Rosa, as well as their chaperones Richard Basa an
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $1 million in Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant funding to support residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands impacted by Super Typhoon Sinlaku. The funding will help create temporary disaster-relief jobs focused on cleanup and recovery efforts across Rota, Saipan, and Tinian, while also providing employment and training services for eligible residents. Super Typhoon Sinlaku caused significant damage to homes, infrastructure, and critical utility systems throughout the CNMI in April 2026.
The CNMI Criminal Justice Planning Agency has been awarded $1,250,000 in Consolidated National Criminal History Improvement Program funds, DOJ’s Office of Justice Programs announced Friday. CJPA will use the funds to advance Phase II of its Criminal Justice Information System modernization project. This effort will create the Commonwealth’s first centralized, cloud‑based CJIS network, enabling real‑time information sharing among law enforcement, courts, corrections, the Attorney General’s Office, Customs, and federal partners including the FBI.
I was pleased to sit down with my friend, Rear Admiral Joshua Lasky, Commander of Joint Task Force Micronesia.