Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (USVI), Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy, and Environment released the following statement regarding her amendment to the FAA Reauthorization bill which will give Virgin Islanders an additional 26 weeks’ worth of assistance: “I am pleased that the Plaskett Amendment was included in the FAA Reauthorization bill that has passe... 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 four grants totaling over $42 million to go towards the rebuilding of the U.S. Virgin Islands associated with Hurricanes Maria and Irma: “Today, I am pleased to announce four important grant from the U.S. Department of Ho... Read more »
140 years ago, today, a group of courageous St. Croix laborers led by Queens Mary Thomas, Mathilda McBean, Susanna Abramsen and Agnes Axeline Elizabeth Solomon led a revolt to protest unfair wages and inhumane labor practices on Cane plantations around the Island. That day, October 1, 1878, is known formally as Contract Day but commemorated locally as Fireburn; the day when the four Queens champio... 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 $56,737 grant for the Virgin Islands Administration for Children and Families – Family and Youth Services Bureau: “Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a $56,737 grant for the Virgin Is... 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 four grants totaling over $50 million to go towards the rebuilding of the U.S. Virgin Islands associated with Hurricanes Maria and Irma: “Today, I am pleased to announce four important grants from the U.S. Department of H... Read more »
Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett and Congressional Democrats Host Forum on State of Public Education and Recovery Efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) and other congressional Democrats will host a Press Conference to discuss a Forum she will be hosting to examine whether recovery efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands are meeting the needs of local students... 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 two grants from the Department of Interior that will streamline the coordination of recovery on St. Croix and to expand water storage capacity and upgrade irrigation systems in support of farmers on St. Thomas. “Today I a... 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 to discuss the need for renewed action and accountability for the federal hurricane recovery response in the U.S. Virgin Islands: “Our hearts are with the families along the Carolina coast and in the affected inland areas as they b... Read more »
Seventeen years ago today, our nation suffered an unimaginable tragedy that changed the course of our day-to-day lives. Today we remember the thousands who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the hundreds, now-thousands of first responders and the thousands of American men and women in our armed services who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the global fight against terr... Read more »
ST. CROIX- I want to wish all of our students returning to school a safe and successful school year. While today represents a significant step forward for our students in the Virgin Islands most impacted by last year's hurricanes, it also serves as a reminder that there is much work yet in restoring an environment wholly conducive to the needs of our students. It is incumbent on all of us to put o... Read more »
