In the United States territories, despite being home to nearly 4 million Americans, we are too often left out of important programs or under...
Federal transportation funding to the Islands falls behind other jurisdictions even though the traffic strain on our infrastructure is often...
Appropriation bills are oftentimes a lot of numbers, but behind each of these numbers are individuals and people that we all care deeply abo...
Many of the people living in the Virgin Islands do not have ordinary access to a computer connected to the internet.
Those were great ideas. Those were important ideas, and they were necessary.
I agree with that wholeheartedly.
That's mind boggling and it's hurtful to the people of the territory.
I speak for the Virgin Islands regardless of who's in the White House. The President has to understand that a hiring freeze is going to brin...
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for calling today's hearing concerning barriers to infrastructure development.
We want to look before we leap.
We can't keep up. We can't compete.
By their mere geography, the territories are critically vulnerable to natural forces unique to daily living in an island environment.
The program provides essential funding for families in my district to fill in the gap of private market.
the assistance from Rural Development is very important.
But we can, we are Members of Congress, we always have an opinion. I don't know why you don't have one.
Robust infrastructure development... is foundational for rural viability.
we desperately need more from them.
The Virgin Islands are particularly in need of broadband infrastructure.
