Until then, public schooling for the children of the Virgin Islands is operating on 4-hour rotations.
Recovery is far from over and the rebuilding has yet to begin.
So you'll send the report to FEMA and then FEMA sends the report to the Governor. Is that how that works?
And did you receive a request before the storms to be prepared to come?
And how long did it take for all of the troops to actually be able to come on the ground?
I especially would like to thank the senate president, Myron Jackson, as well as all the members of the legislature for hosting us and havin...
Both Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, as well as Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, wrote an opinion piece together after coming to the Virgin Isla...
A permanent FEMA process--presence, sorry, in the territory or enter the fact that this is to become our new reality and that a permanent pr...
I think people need to be aware that this is probably the only time that the U.S. House of Representatives have had a formal hearing here in...
I first want to thank Chairman Farenthold for calling this hearing to examine the impact of the Federal Government's response to Hurricanes ...
To better prepare ourselves for future hurricanes, I've worked with Congress to introduce H.R. 4782, the Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equi...
It is my opinion, as the chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Hospitals and Human Services, that the assessment by FEMA of the structures is too...
I will also ask that you consider including the Virgin Islands in the Denton Act.
There are so many people that we lost during these hurricanes.
I believe that FEMA should have a permanent presence in the territory, that they should literally be here year-round.
As a policymaker, I think we must address the following: A more effective and timely process by the Army Corps of Engineers with roof coveri...
it's my understanding for most homeowners here what the insurance that they need would be in fact windstorm insurance, which for many homeow...
I think it is unacceptable that a Federal agency that is trained to respond to disasters such as FEMA has taken this long to make a final de...
