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THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - September 23, 2022
• $3.3m to lower energy costs • 1,400 can get school debt relief • Rescue Plan helping learning loss? • $250k for opioid response • Heads up, NMI businesses • Veterans bills advance • Hofschneiders visit • Welcome, Speaker Won Pat • Welcome, National ACE • Legislator of the Year • App Challenge now open
$3.3m to lower energy costs
The Commonwealth is receiving $3,285,120 in fiscal year 2022 Energizing Insular Community grants to help lower the cost of electricity and save money on imported oil.
1,400 can get school debt relief
1,400 Marianas student loan borrowers, 1,000 of whom are Pell Grant recipients, are eligible for President Biden’s new debt forgiveness plan, according to a U.S. Department of Education announcement
Rescue Plan helping learning loss?
The American Rescue Plan Act requires that 20% of the federal funding for schools ($160 million for the Marianas Public School System) be used to help students catch up on learning lost during the pandemic years of virtual instruction.
