Congresswoman Plaskett to Sit on House Committee on Agriculture
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 gr... Read more »