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On the recordNovember 18, 2025
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 suffering, while families struggle. Mr. Speaker, let me tell the people of the Virgin Islands--
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

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Addressing issues of wealth inequality and corporate exploitation.

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