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On the recordOctober 21, 2019
I do, of course, have to be concerned with the Virgin Islands, where September 2017 was the hurricane.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

Editor's note · Context

Plaskett expresses concern over the ongoing recovery challenges in the Virgin Islands post-hurricane.

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