Washington, Aug. 11 -- Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds today introduced the Affordable Power for the Northern Marianas Act, legislation that would dedicate a greater share of existing Covenant funding to reducing electricity costs and rebuilding the Commonwealth's aging power system.
"For too long, our families and businesses have been asked to absorb the cost of an electric system that is too expensive, too old, too fragile, and increasingly difficult to maintain," King-Hinds said. "We cannot build a stronger economy while power costs continue to take such a large share of every household budget and every business expense."
The legislation would direct $15 million...