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On Wednesday the Small Business Committee held a hearing with the Small Business Administration Associate Administrator for Field Operations, Lisa Shimkat. I questioned Associate Administrator Shimkat about the closure last year of the SBA field office in Guam, which serves the CNMI as well. SBA field offices serve several important roles, including being the “boots on the ground” in delivering disaster loan assistance to small businesses after natural disasters like typhoons.
Attention student artists! The 2026 Congressional Art Competition is now open to high school students across the CNMI.
This week, I had the honor of meeting with Montana’s very own Senator Tim Sheehy.
I know everyone is feeling the rise in gas prices we’ve seen over the last two weeks. With that in mind, I initiated discussions this week with the U.S. Department of Energy to address fuel costs in the CNMI and across Pacific territories.
This week, I had a very productive and warm meeting with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan. He’s a genuine
On Wednesday I had the pleasure of meeting again with Under Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao.
We are excited to see our beloved CNMI hot pepper, the donne’ sali, recently featured in an article highlighting new research from Virginia Tech. The study explores how these peppers, a staple across the Marianas and especially familiar to those of us from Tinian, may be shaped by their unique relationship with island birds. The name donne’ sali itself reflects this connection. In Chamorro, “donne’” means pepper, and “sali” refer
This week Saipan residents, Heather Pangelinan, Maxine Pangelinan as well as Richard Sablan and Tony Yarobwemal, from the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation visited my D.C. office. After visiting the office they were taken on a staff led tour of the historic rooms of the Capitol. Thanks for visiting and come again soon!