Government Accountability

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett made the following statement on House passage of the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “I am honored to support our military in my capacity as a Member of Congress representing the U.S. Virgin Islands. This bill provides critical resources to those on the front lines protecting our nation, and it sets important policy priorities for the Department of Defense as we confront ever-changing threats across the globe. It also contai... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett (USVI), Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy, and Environment released the following statement regarding a $186 million grant from FEMA for the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands associated with Hurricane Irma and Maria: “Today the U.S. Department 0f Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced a grant to the U.S. Virgin Islands to aid with hurricane recovery efforts in the Virgin Islands. The... Read more

ST. CROIX – Chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee' Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy and Environment Congressman Blake Farenthold (TX-27) and Ranking Member Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (VI-00) will host a Subcommittee Field Hearing in the U.S. Virgin Islands entitled “The Historic 2017 Hurricane Season: Impacts on the U.S. Virgin Islands”. WHAT: Congressional Field Hearing WHEN: Monday, March 12, 2018 WHERE: Legislature of the Virgin Islands Capitol Building Charlotte Am... Read more

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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (USVI), Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy, and Environment released the following statement regarding a letter to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), William B. Long: “I would like to thank the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for their efforts to support communities in the United States devastated by natural disasters, particularly in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. FEMA... Read more

This extension, that was made more critical by the destruction of vital infrastructure during two-category five storms, will grant the Virgin Islands more time to meet the standards of the REAL ID ACT of 2005,” stated Congresswoman Plaskett. Read more

Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (USVI), Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy, and Environment released the following statement regarding the upcoming House Energy and Commerce Committee bipartisan congressional delegation to the US Virgin Islands to survey hurricane damage and speak with local officials on how Congress can continue to support the relief and recovery efforts: “In Congress, congressional delegations, such as the one I am leading this weekend h... Read more

ST. CROIX - Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, a member of the House Government and Reform Committee, and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy and the Environment released the following statement concerning the upcoming Congressional Oversight Field Hearing in Cruz Bay, St. John. “I am pleased to welcome my colleagues on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy and the Environment to the Virgin Islands for a field hearing on the... Read more

WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (USVI), Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy, and Environment released the following statement regarding the introduction of ‘The Just Rebuild for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Act of 2017’ by Senator Bernie Sanders: “On September 6th, Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms of the century, destroyed the islands of St. John and St. Thomas. Three weeks later on September 19th, the island of St. Croix w... Read more

ST.CROIX - Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, a member of the House Government and Reform Committee, released the following statement regarding Passport Office operations in the U.S. Virgin Islands: "I am pleased to announce the U.S. Department of State Headquarters in Washington, D.C., has given authorization for the Passport Application Acceptance Facility on St. Thomas, and the Passport Application Acceptance Facility in Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI, to resume accepting U.S. passport applicatio... Read more