(Office of the Governor) — Gov. Ralph DLG Torres and Lt. Gov. Arnold I. Palacios issued the following statement Tuesday on the Senate confirmation of Rep. Deb Haaland as secretary of the Interior:
Deb Haaland
“On behalf of the people of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, we congratulate Representative Haaland on her confirmation as our nation’s secretary of the Interior.
“As a woman of indigenous descent, her appointment is a historic and important achievement for indigenous people all over the country.
“She has been an advocate of indigenous rights and natural resource protection, and we support her as she assumes this important cabinet position in our federal government.
“We look forward to working with her and the Office of Insular Affairs on discussing issues and promoting policies that are important to the CNMI and the territories.
“It is our collective hope that we can work for the betterment of the people of our entire nation and our Commonwealth here in the Pacific.”
