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On Wednesday I had the pleasure of meeting again with Under Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao.
Saipan - Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds has announced the start of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for high school students across the Commonwealth.
“This will be the second year I will be hosting the competition, and I am excited to see what our high school students in the Marianas have in store,” Congresswoman King-Hinds said. “We had a strong number of submissions last year, and I was impressed by the level of talent. I’m hoping to see even more participation this year.”
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds has initiated discussions with the U.S. Department of Energy to address rising fuel costs in the CNMI and across Pacific territories, highlighting the structural challenges that continue to drive higher prices in the region.
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!
On Thursday, we welcomed constituents from the CNMI and Arizona to the District of Columbia! Our team had the opportunity to host Kimberly Concepcion-Pritchard, Cole D. Pritchard, Noa C. Pritchard, Cambridge Chapman, and Claudia Pritchard, for a tour of the U.S. Capitol and to share a bit about the work we do in Congress on behalf of the CNMI. During their visit, they also explored several of our nation’s historic landmarks, including the White House, the Library of Congress, and the FBI Headquarters.
It was great having Kyle Hocog stop by the office this week to catch up and talk about life in the CNMI as a young professional and smal
Our conversations on healthcare this week wrapped up with a productive meeting with Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation CEO Esther Muna an
Healthcare was an important focus during my time back home this week, including a visit with the CNMI Medicaid Office and a