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February 7, 2025
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HCSB Hearing on Small Businesses in Rural and Isolated Areas

On Wednesday, I participated in the


February 7, 2025
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Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything)

On Thursday, I was invited to do an “Ask Me Anything” on the online forum


February 7, 2025
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The power of data
CNMI PSS SLDS Project Members and Me - (l-r) Ferdie Ngirme

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Restart Air Service to the CNMI, Restore Compliance with Annex VI
February 7, 2025
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This week, I wrote to newly confirmed Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, urging him to honor the international agreement that exempts the CNMI from flight restrictions on U.S.-China air service. The CNMI is struggling. I hear from employees worried they won’t get enough hours to cover rent and business owners questioning whether they can afford to stay open. Right now, we have a tourism economy without the tourists—and job number one is to reopen our market and bring money back into your pockets.


February 7, 2025
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tom tiffany

On Wednesday, I met with Wisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany who has been vocal about Chinese birth tourism in the CNMI.


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Promises to Students must be Kept
February 7, 2025
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Promises to Students must be Kept

I was troubled to hear that funding for critical federal programs in the CNMI, including the N


February 7, 2025
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Washington, DC Visits and Tours!

Saipan residents Joe Ada, his son Christian, and Augustine Litulumar visited their congressional office in