Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett on Thursday was among the small number of freshman lawmakers in congress to be named to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Plaskett, a former Justice Department Attorney and Counsel to the House Ethics Committee said that she appreciated the leaders of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee appointing her to the high-profile committee in order to utilize her background and to assist Congress’ main investigative body. “...
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Days after being sworn in as one of a record number of women who will serve in the 114th Congress, Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), was honored by American University’s Washington College of Law (AUWCL) for being one of two alumnae elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Plaskett said she is proud to be an American University alumna, and is especially honored to be among the many alumni making great strides in the realm of public policy. “It’s great to be back after so many years, and to be am...
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Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) became the first Delegate to Congress from the U.S. Virgin Islands to serve on the House Committee on Agriculture, Friday, after Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) named her to the 46-member House Committee. Plaskett, who had hoped to serve on the committee prior to her appointment, campaigned on the need to be able to identify and secure funding from rural grant programs to assist in the growth of the local fishing and farming industry in the territory. “It...
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Representative Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives by House Speaker John Boehner on January 6th, 2015.
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