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 financial condition, met later in the week with Department of Interior and Treasury Department officials to disc...
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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 in the current Congress that will help correct some of those issues. “My meeting on Tuesday with Speaker Ryan wa...
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Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett met with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Tuesday to discuss issues important to the territory. “I was grateful for the opportunity to meet with Speaker Ryan Tuesday afternoon. We discussed important matters relative to the territory and legislation that I have introduced regarding some of those issues. I think it was a productive meeting and I look forward to working with Congressional leadership moving forward,” Plaskett said.
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Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett will be in Washington Monday evening during Governor Kenneth Mapp’s State of the Territory Address to continue working on critical issues confronting the people of the territory. “While I had planned to attend the originally scheduled Governor’s State of the Territory speech on January 23rd last week, I will be in Washington for the rescheduled January 30th event. Congress is in session and I have a commitment as the House floor manager during that ti...
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Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett has been named Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy and Environment in the 115th Congress. “I am grateful to be given the responsibility as the Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy and Environment for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. As Ranking Member, it is my plan to bring much needed attention, through hearings, field work and investigations, into ...
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Virgin Islands Congresswoman, today, released the following statement announcing her plans to attend the 58th Presidential Inauguration: "I have decided to join President Obama, Secretary Clinton and the large majority of Democrats who will be attending the 58th Presidential Inauguration. Notwithstanding the concerns that have been raised, I believe strongly in the peaceful transition of power that makes our democracy a model for other nations around the world." "I also believe strongly in the f...
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Just as the newly-convened 115th Congress began this week, Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett brought the issue of unequal treatment of the territories to the forefront. Plaskett took the unprecedented and extraordinary step of interrupting the official vote for Speaker of the House to highlight the fact that the Delegates of the Territories are not allowed to cast their vote for the Speaker of the House and are not allowed a vote in Committee of the Whole. “I rise because my name or t...
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Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett officially began her second term in office after being sworn in as a member of the 115th Congress today. “Today allows us to continue our efforts on behalf of the people of the Virgin Islands. It also marks a time of uncertainty, as we begin the 115th Congress amid a high level of uncertainty and hostility, nationally, as well as an incoming Trump Administration that has raised questions and concerns for many of our residents back at home. My office w...
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Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett issued the following statement regarding the shooting death of an 18-month-old child in St. Thomas Wednesday. “The shooting death of this innocent child shocks the psyche. It is both senseless and barbaric, and is, sadly, yet another example of why we have offered to work with the local officials to formulate a comprehensive territorial action plan to mitigate the scourge of gun violence in our community.” ###
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Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett will serve on the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee in the 115th Congress when it convenes in January 2017. “I am humbled by the honor and opportunity to represent our region on Leader Pelosi’s Steering and Policy Committee for the incoming Congress. As the minority party, the responsibility of articulating and defending key democratic policy will become more strategic to not only advancing the interests of our constituents, but also to n...
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