We have to open up our camp to whomever wants to be a part of change, who believes for better for the Virgin Islands.

I rise to recognize National Kidney Month and to speak plainly about it and what it means for my constituents in the Virgin Islands. Chronic kidney disease affects more than one in seven American adults. When it progresses to end-stage…

this week, a Federal judge paused the administration's plan to end temporary protective status for Haitians. While this ruling provides temporary relief, we must stay engaged. Now is not the time to end these protections. Haiti faces the…

I rise today to recognize Religious Tolerance Week and celebrate the beautiful tapestry of faith that defines the Virgin Islands of the United States. In our homes, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Muslims, Rastafarians, and practitioners of…

I am fully in support of this legislation. We know that, since enactment in 2000 of AGOA, it has been a key element in providing support in sub-Saharan Africa for duty-free access to U.S. markets for almost 6,000 products, which includes…

Mr. Speaker, we have had some tremendously wonderful discussions during this debate period over this legislation. Without reauthorization, companies will increasingly shift their production away from Haiti unless it is clear that HOPE/HELP…

I rise to share the unbreakable ties between the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, demonstrated this week through the Annual Crucian-Rican Tramp and Big Breakfast, a powerful reminder that Virgin Islands culture is inseparable from our…

I rise in defense of affordable healthcare for all Americans, even though my own constituents are not afforded the same benefits as Americans living in the 50 States. We are not part of the exchange. We have no SSI. We have caps on…

healthcare in the Virgin Islands is in crisis. The Medical Executive Committee wrote an open letter to the community and to CMS, detailing adverse conditions in our hospitals. These include shortages of supplies, medication, equipment…

I rise today to express condolences on the passing of Elisa McKay. I want to share that the Virgin Islands has lost one of its great creative and cultural visionaries with the passing of Ms. McKay. Her creative spirit and generous heart…

the Virgin Islands has lost one of its great creative and cultural visionaries with the passing of Gerville Rene Larson. Everyone knows Gerville was more than an architect. He was a steward of our history and an artist of our identity. His…

It was not public knowledge at that time that he was under federal investigation.

I want to address the body. I first want to give my colleagues a sense of what was happening that day. Everyone knows at that hearing in February the entire country was watching as Michael Cohen decided he was going to finally give up…

I feel sorry for my colleagues and for what is happening here. I feel sorry for this body. I see Members coming in and speaking against me, and I have never even had a conversation with them. They don't know me. They don't know the work…

let me say this. I am not going to support the wealthy and connected who continue to exploit workers and evade taxes, powerful figures with credible allegations who face no consequences, and corporate interests profiting from human…

You’ve got to quickly give us as many names as you can so we can get to them

I rise with deep pride and reverence to honor Contract Day, recognized annually in the Virgin Islands on October 1. This day is one of the most defining in our history, and it honors and also celebrates four women, queens, who led the St…

as we mark the solemn eighth anniversary of Hurricanes Irma and Maria making landfall in the Virgin Islands, each as Category 5 hurricanes, I rise today to speak about the remarkable resilience of Virgin Islanders, the critical Federal…