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Stacey Plaskett: “I speak for the Virgin Islands regardless of who's in the White House. The President has to understand that a hiring…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2017
I speak for the Virgin Islands regardless of who's in the White House. The President has to understand that a hiring freeze is going to bring development in the Virgin Islands and the whole southeast region of the United States to a screeching halt.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

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Plaskett emphasizes the negative impact of the hiring freeze on development in the Virgin Islands.

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