This month of January has been National Poverty in America Awareness Month. The grim reality is that over 40 million Americans, including nearly 20 percent of individuals in my home of the Virgin Islands and 30 percent of children there…

Today I rise in recognition of Veterans Day to honor the brave souls from the Virgin Islands and throughout the Nation for their selfless and valiant service. In the Virgin Islands, our veterans' spirit of service is a beacon of…

We need to uplift. We need to allow free speech. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands is no longer recognized.

We have had members of the Republican Conference make floor speeches about the great replacement theory that is suggestive of white nationalism. As a Black woman, I am offended. Will you censure the co-chair of your Conference, Mr…

I come before you today in support of my colleague Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib. All Members of Congress are entitled to freedom of speech. We also recognize that words matter and that they have the power to uplift or to harm others. While…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike subsection (d) of section 7070. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 723, the gentlewoman…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands will be postponed. Amendment No. 38 Offered by Mr. Tiffany The Acting…

Let me just say that private media companies acting in their own business interest and in the understood interest of public health in the midst of global pandemics are going to do what they think is best for their bottom line. That is what…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands will be postponed. Amendment No. 152 Offered by Mrs. Boebert The Acting…

We all believe in the importance of the First Amendment. We all believe in the American people's ability and their right to be able to speak out. What we also need to be aware of is the use of misinformation, disinformation by our foreign…

This amendment would strike Section 8149 from the bill, removing language banning the Department of Defense from classifying or facilitating the classification of any communications by a United States person as misinformation…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 8149. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 723, the gentlewoman from the Virgin…

I have nothing further, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands (Ms. Plaskett). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced…

As we in Washington argue over the budget and the depletion of FEMA funds for rebuilding, children in the Virgin Islands are suffering from excessive heat in classrooms that has affected the academic calendar year of students in the…

We find ourselves in a critical juncture in our Nation's history. You have heard my colleagues say that we have 16 days left. That is only 9 legislative days away from a government shutdown. The extreme MAGA Republicans in the Republican…

As we mark the solemn sixth anniversary of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, I am reminded of the indomitable spirit of Virgin Islanders who faced these devastating Category 5 storms, and the invaluable support we received from Members of…

Today, I rise to congratulate my predecessor, the Honorable Dr. Donna Christensen, on the unanimous approval of the Virgin Islands legislature to rename the Charles Harwood Memorial Complex in her honor. Dr. Christensen has spent her life…

I stand here today on behalf of slain Virgin Islands Detective Delberth Phipps, Jr. Detective Phipps was killed in the line of duty on July 4, 2023. He and his fellow officers rushed to the scene of an active shooting where a gunman, armed…