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..."

"What we oppose is the wholesale rejection of these cases because we believe such an action will have a lasting impact on the underlying structure of our political relationship with the U.S."

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

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