Stacey Plaskett actually said...

"This lack of equal representation and equal voting power has a direct correlation to persistent poverty across all of the U.S. territories."

"I authored and the other territories agreed with me on the creation of a congressional task force that would put into the record what have been the implications and the effects of not having voting ri..."

"Territories do not have that luxury. The challenge that comes with that is that, you know, territorial issues and concerns don't have a voice."

"The other thing, the second one would be to remove the barriers and the disparity and treatment of the territories in terms of funding."