Press Releases

Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett has announced today that Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Esther Kia’aina has released $2.1 million in grant funding under the Office of Insular Affairs’ (OIA) Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Program to repair public school buildings in the U.S. Virgin Islands. “I am pleased to announce, today, that the… Read more »

Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, today, expressed her thanks to U.S. Senator Charles Schumer for introducing U.S. Senate bill S.1961 as a companion to House Bill H.R 2635—legislation that will improve Medicare and Medicaid funding to U.S. territories “I am pleased to see my colleagues on the Senate side of Congress join myself and Congressman Pierluisi in… Read more »

Days after commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett has announced the availability of more than $100,000 in federal funding to the Virgin Islands Disability Rights Center. The $103,612.00 grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Education, will be used to fund DRCVI Parent Information Center Program. The program provides… Read more »

Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett expressed her support for a new initiative to increase access to solar energy in low-income communities announced by the White House today. "We are excited to see the President making great strides in providing Americans with increased access to solar energy. Particularly important are the Obama Administration's recognition and action to… Read more »

Support is growing for Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett’s bill to create a Congressional Commission and postal stamp commemorating the coming centennial anniversary of the transfer of the Virgin Islands from Denmark to the United States.  Plaskett’s Centennial Commission Act, introduced earlier this month alongside a resolution (H.R. 2615) to create a postal stamp commemorating the… Read more »

Following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling today that prohibits states and areas subject to U.S. jurisdiction from outlawing same sex marriages, Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett released the following statement: “Today’s 5-4 Supreme Court decision is no doubt a landmark in the progression of our democracy and has made it clear that same-sex marriage is a… Read more »

Following today’s announcement of the United States Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the provision allowing the federal government, through the Affordable Care Act, to subsidize health insurance costs for low-income and middle class individuals, Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett released the following statement: “Today, in a 6-3 split, the U.S. Supreme Court has once again upheld the… Read more »

Amid fears of the mass deportation of hundreds of thousands of Haitian migrant workers from the Dominican Republic, Virgin Island Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett released the following statement: “The current situation in the Dominican Republic is not only concerning, but also disheartening. While the Dominican Republic, as a sovereign nation, has the right to determine its own… Read more »

Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett issued the following statement in response to the mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina: “It is with a heavy heart that I offer my condolences to the family and friends of the nine souls whose lives were cut short by an individual who appears to be fueled by great hate as they attended… Read more »

After working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to streamline the permitting process for public and private development projects in the Virgin Islands earlier this year, Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett has learned the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) has released a biological opinion (BiOp) on the environmental impact of one of those projects. The BiOp,… Read more »