For Immediate Release Contact: Tionee Scotland February 14, 2025 202-808-6129 PRESS RELEASE PLASKETT CO-LEADS LEGISLATION WITH REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN TO INCREASE RUM COVER OVER St. Croix, USVI – This week, Congresswoman Plaskett (D-VI-AL) and her Republican colleague, Congressman Ron Estes (R-KS-4), introduced bipartisan legislation to increase the ‘rum cover over’ which is the amount of money tra... Read More »
For Immediate Release Contact: Tionee Scotland February 13, 2025 202-808-6129 PRESS RELEASE PLASKETT HOSTS MEMBERS OF THE 36TH LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM REPRESENTATIVES IN WASHINGTON, D.C. Washington, DC – This week, Congresswoman Plaskett (D-VI) hosted members of the 36th Legislature of the Virgin Islands and several representatives from the Virgin Islands Government... Read More »
For Immediate Release Contact: Tionee Scotland February 13th, 2025 202-808-6129 Press Statement PLASKETT EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF WAYNE “BULLY” PETERSEN Washington, DC – Congresswoman Plaskett released the following statement expressing condolences on the passing of culture bearer and Virgin Islands Quelbe band leader, Wayne “Bully” Petersen: “I was saddened to hear of Mr. Petersen’... Read More »
For Immediate Release Contact: Tionee Scotland January 28, 2025 202-808-6129 PRESS RELEASE PLASKETT RELEASES STATEMENT ON WHITE HOUSE ATTEMPT TO PAUSE FEDERAL FUNDING Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett, Member of the House Ways & Means, Budget and Intelligence Committees released the following statement in response to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo M-25-13 ordering a w... Read More »
For Immediate Release Contact: Tionee Scotland January 22, 2025 202-808-6129 PRESS STATEMENT PLASKETT ANNOUNCES OVER $2 BILLION DOLLARS FOR VI WASTEWATER SYSTEM REPLACEMENT Washington, DC – Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement announcing two grants totaling over $2 billion dollars from U.S. Department of Homeland Securi... Read More »
For Immediate Release Contact: Tionee Scotland January 22, 2025 202-808-6129 PRESS RELEASE PLASKETT JOINS COLLEAGUES TO REINTRODUCE AFFORDABLE SHIPPING FOR ALL ACT Washington, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Plaskett joined her colleagues to reintroduce the Affordable Shipping for All Act in the U.S. House to end the discriminatory and exclusionary shipping practices faced by residents and busines... Read More »
For Immediate Release Contact: Tionee Scotland January 20th, 2025 202-808-6129 Press Statement PLASKETT EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF DR. ORVILLE KEAN Washington, DC – Congresswoman Plaskett released the following statement expressing condolences on the passing of former President of the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), Dr. Orville Kean: “I was saddened to hear of the Dr. Kean’s p... Read More »
For Immediate Release Contact: Tionee Scotland January 14, 2025 202-808-6129 PRESS RELEASE PLASKETT REINTRODUCES CRITICAL LEGISLATION TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY FOR THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Washington, DC – The 119th session of Congress is well underway, and Congresswoman Plaskett is intensely focused on advancing equality and equity for the Virgin Islands across numerous spheres, but with a particu... Read More »
For Immediate Release Contact: Tionee Scotland January 12, 2025 202-808-6129 PRESS STATEMENT PLASKETT MOURNS PASSING OF ALDA MONSANTO Washington, DC – Congresswoman Plaskett released the following statement expressing condolences on the passing of Alda Monsanto: “I was saddened to hear of Alda Monsanto’s passing. She was a good friend and a tremendous source of counsel and guidance for so many in ... Read More »
For Immediate Release Contact: Tionee Scotland January 8, 2025 202-808-6129 PRESS RELEASE OFFICES OF CONGRESSWOMAN PLASKETT OPEN FOR BUSINESS ON NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING WASHINGTON, D.C. – The offices of Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett in Washington D.C., St. Croix, and St. Thomas will be open on Thursday, January 9, 2025. “The House will be in session on Thursday, January 9th and my offices will... Read More »
For Immediate Release Contact: Tionee Scotland January 7, 2025 202-808-6129 PRESS STATEMENT PLASKETT ANNOUNCES RETURN TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett released the following statement after being unanimously nominated by the Democratic Caucus to return to the powerful Committee on Ways and Means in the U.S. House of Representatives: “In the 118... Read More »
For Immediate Release Contact: Tionee Scotland January 4, 2025 202-808-6129 PRESS STATEMENT PLASKETT SHARES HER PERSISTENT, DECADES-LONG WORK TO ADVANCE EQUITY FOR THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett released the following statement: “During the opening session of the 119th Congress, I raised a parliamentary inquiry to bring attention to the fact that the names o... Read More »
For Immediate Release Contact: Tionee Scotland January 3rd, 2025 202-808-6129 Press Release CONGRESSWOMAN PLASKETT SWORN-IN TO THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR 6TH TERM Washington, DC – “I am honored to represent the people of the U.S. Virgin Islands in the 119th Congress for a 6th term. My Democratic colleagues and I have shown time after time that we put people over politics to find common ... Read More »
For Immediate Release Contact: Tionee Scotland December 30th, 2024 202-808-6129 Press Release PLASKETT STATEMENT ON PASSING OF FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER St. Croix, USVI – Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett released the following statement on the passing of the longest-lived U.S. President, James Carter. “Our country mourns the passing of our former President Jimmy Carter who embodied the mantra ... Read More »
For Immediate Release Contact: Tionee Scotland December 30, 2024 202-808-6129 Press Release RANKING MEMBER PLASKETT REFLECTS ON DEMOCRATS’ IMPACT ON SELECT COMMITTEE ON WEAPONIZATION OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Washington, D.C. – Ranking Member Plaskett released the following statement on the Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government: “As we end the 118th Congress and look toward th... Read More »
