Disaster Recovery

Op-ed: Plaskett Sends Letter to FEMA Opposing Changes by the Joint Recovery Office

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Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett (USVI) released the following statement regarding a letter she sent to FEMA Administrator Gaynor expressing her opposition to the recent change to the reporting structure for the Joint Recovery Office of the Virgin Islands (JRO-USVI): “Today I sent a letterfile to FEMA Administrator Gaynor expressing my opposition to the reporting structure for the Joint…

An Open Letter from Delegate Stacey Plaskett

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Dear Participants of the 3rd Virgin Islands Advocacy Day: I would like to publicly express my sincere gratitude and appreciation for the time, energy and subject matter expertise the participants of the 3rd Advocacy Day in Washington DC voice our community’s issues on July 17, 2019. As you are aware, unlike most states which have large delegations of Members in Congress, I am the only…

Op-ed: Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett Responds to National Review Article Urging Congress not to Trust USVI

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Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett (USVI), ranking member on the Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy and Environment, released the following statement regarding a recent article in the National Review urging Congress not to trust the USVI with post-disaster funds: “It has been my position that the use of post-disaster federal funds to the U.S. Virgin Islands must receive the…