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Congresswoman Stacey E Plaskett’s remarks as prepared for Transfer Day Centennial Ceremony:  Today marks 100 years that the Virgin Islands of St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John have been a part of the United States.  Acquired in the costliest per-acre sale in U.S. land purchase, the islands became the most easterly point of the United States and served to protect the Caribbean… Read more »

Students in the U.S. Virgin Islands may now take the SAT in June, following Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett’s outreach to the College Board regarding a prior decision to cancel the examination in the territory. Read more »

Virgin Islands Daily News Plaskett cites liquidity concerns in V.I.’s failure to pay GERS By JOY BLACKBURN Senior/Investigative Reporter Mar 8, 2017 V.I. Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett raised concerns Tuesday about the depth of the V.I. government’s liquidity crisis after reports surfaced last week that the executive branch had stopped making mandatory employer and employee… Read more »

St. Croix Source GOP Voucher Bill Worries Francis, Plaskett March 06, 2017 by Source staff Even as multiple recent studies show school voucher programs producing worse student performance than public schools, GOP voucher legislation is moving forward in Congress. And that worries some V.I. senators and Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett. Sen. Novelle Francis, (D-STX) recently… Read more »

Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett is rallying against the use of taxpayer funding to establish a partisan, unelected commission with subpoena powers to usurp the authority of Congress and jeopardize public health. H.R. 998, the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2017, proposes to use $30 million in taxpayer funding to… Read more »

St. Croix Source Plaskett: Federal Intervention Not Certain if Financial Crisis Worsens February 23, 2017 by David Knight Jr. Any assumptions that the Virgin Islands will follow Puerto Rico into federal oversight if the territory’s financial situation worsens may be mistaken, Delegate Stacey Plaskett told residents at a town hall meeting on St. John on Wednesday evening. Plaskett… Read more »

Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett is inviting the Virgin Islands Public to a series of town hall meetings on all three Islands scheduled for February 21-23. “These town halls are really an opportunity to have a more intimate discussion with the people of the Virgin Islands and hear the issues they want me to focus on in Washington. I anticipate the debt situation will be a… Read more »

Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett issued the following statement on the 2017 celebration of Black History Month: “This year, as we celebrate the life, legacy and achievement of African descendants, it is important to remember the journey told and employ the same resilient spirit in our continued push for fair and equal access to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.… Read more »

During meetings with federal officials last week to discuss issues related to the Virgin Islands, Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett raised the question of identified miscalculations of the rum-cover revenue allocation, which may have shortchanged the Virgin Islands General Fund by as much as $100 Million. Plaskett, who met with House Speaker Paul Ryan Tuesday to discuss the Virgin Islands… Read more »

Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett met with Congressional Leadership and White House Administration Officials this week to discuss a number of issues related to the Virgin Islands. Plaskett, who met with House Speaker Paul Ryan, Tuesday, also took the time to discuss the Virgin Islands’ current fiscal issues and legislation she and other Territorial Delegates have introduced… Read more »