At a White House event

While in Washington, D.C. last week, Gov.  Arnold I. Palacios met with Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at a White House event hosted by President Joe Biden for all the nation’s governors. Governor Palacios also attended the senior plenary meeting of the Interagency Group on Insular Areas organized by the U.S. Department of the Interior- Office of Insular Affairs. Speaking to an audience composed of representatives from various federal agencies, Governor Palacios talked about projects and activities in the CNMI that need urgent federal responses.