Stacey Plaskett actually said...

"I co-sponsored the Resolution being discussed today because the Insular Cases doctrine denies democracy and equality and reflects abhorrent bias and have provided a justification for Congress to discr..."

"We must ensure that the needs of the U.S. Virgin Islands are heard."

"We deserve nothing less than the full rights of citizenship, with the full application of the constitutional and democratic principles of the United States."

"The residents of the territories each have their own opinions about their relationship with the mainland."