119th Congress
Regular readers of this newsletter know about our ongoing conversations with Seafix Inc. on the potential for the CNMI to expand its role in ship repair and maintenance. This week, I met again with Andrew Miller, Greg David, and Brian Cain while they were in Washington for meetings with the Department of Defense. Some residents may have noticed fewer prepositioning ships in our waters in recent months. These vessels, vital to our national security, regularly require servicing and repairs, but that work is being done elsewhere in the region.
Over the past week, my office has been working nonstop on the reported suspension of certain outbound airmail services from the Marianas. After first hearing about the suspension on Friday, I immediately reached out to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Postal Service for answers, and communicated with Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to share information and learn about the impacts across our islands. This week, I met with senior White House Officials, who confirmed that the intent of Executive Order 14324 was not to impact mail services from the CNMI.
Richard Chalkey, Special Assistant to the President in the Office of Legislative Affairs, visited the Congressional Office this week to talk all things C
The Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs announced Tuesday that the CNMI Department of Finance will receive $250,000 in Fiscal Year 2025 T
On my way back to Washington this week, I had the opportunity to meet with the team from the CNMI’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) as they traveled to the
Joint Task Force Micronesia Rear Admiral Joshua Lasky visited the Congressional Office this week to continue our conversations about Depart
Everyone has the right to raise concerns, and public officials have the responsibility to make their communi
Governor David Apatang is in Washington, DC this week for a marathon of activities.
