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."

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

"This is Stacey Plaskett again."

"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."