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Include the Marianas in TANF

Social programs have no zip code

Americans who come from low-income families and those with certain disabilities preventing them from work are entitled to social safety net programs that provide regular funding assistance for a basic income.

$2.5m for William S. Reyes School

Federal funds were announced today for replacement of William S. Reyes Elementary School Building C, which was three-quarters destroyed by Super Typhoon Yutu. Building C was constructed in 1965.

Tinian Chamber backs Kilili’s HR 560

The Tinian Chamber of Commerce has expressed support for Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan’s H.R. 560, Northern Mariana Islands Legal Residents Relief Act of 2021, incorporated into President Biden’s comprehensive immigration bill.

Kilili: US House prepares final push for American Rescue Plan

The US House will vote Wednesday here on the final approval of the American Rescue Plan Act, the $1.9 trillion bill by President Biden and Democrats in Congress to address the continuing economic & health crisis caused by the pandemic.

Kilili statement on passage of American Rescue Plan

In his remarks for the Congressional Record today, Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan reflected on how important the American Rescue Plan and the five previous pandemic relief bills have been to the people of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Kilili announces 2021 Marianas Congressional Art Competition

Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan invites high school students in the Northern Mariana Islands to participate in the 13th annual Congressional Art Competition for a chance to have their artwork publicly displayed at the U.S. Capitol for one year.

THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - March 05, 2021

Your weekly vaccination update • Rescue Plan now in Senate • Calling young artists • Helping islands face climate change • More rights for Marianas voters • George Floyd Act passes • Listening to veterans organizations • Kilili Time Capsule • Opportunities • Legislative highlights

Rescue Plan now in Senate

The Senate has begun a “vota-a-rama” on amendments to the American Rescue Plan that the House passed early last Saturday morning.

Helping islands face climate change

Climate resilience and energy programs in the insular areas were front and center in the Natural Resources Committee’s first legislative hearing this Congress to consider a discussion draft of Chair Grijalva’s Insular Area Climate Change Act.