Stacey Plaskett

It is not just residents of the Virgin Islands that use our transportation infrastructure.

The allocation for the Territories was frozen at a flat dollar amount, and that continues to this day.

I thank all of you for being here today and for the testimony.

I hear so much 'I' and 'me' and bootstrap stories, which really just go against the whole Christian notion of thinking outside of yourself.

I am begging you on behalf of the 15 million children living in poverty in the United States.

So I want to thank my colleague, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, for her bill and the work that this committee is doing to address these issues.

I also read that each senator is authorized $40,000 for state office furniture and furnishings, and this amount has increased each year to reflect inflation.

The current poverty guidelines are ridiculously out of touch.

I can tell you about my own food insecurity and the nights I went to bed hungry so my kids could have seconds, and I was employed full time as a Head Start teacher.

I can only think of those soldiers, those USAID individuals who have been there all these years, through their rotations, risking life, supporting the Americans' objective, to have that thrown away because we need to withdraw or troops at…

Under President Trump it seems that our policy now is geared more toward withdraw of U.S.

In closing, I would like to just acknowledge to the Chair the support of the Energy and Commerce Committee, particularly my good friend, Mr. Tonko from New York, as well as Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, for introducing this legislation and…

I thank Ms. Kelly for her leadership and continued support on this subject. For those who need a voice here in Washington, I know she is at the forefront, not just on mental health issues but all health issues, including the fact that she…

This happens at the highest economic levels of Black women dying in great numbers after giving birth to children.

This cuts across all economics of African Americans. This is not just about poor Black women.

I know that there have been studies, which you were just discussing, where Black women are historically mistreated by doctors because they do not believe African American women when they say that they are not feeling well or when they are…

The other area is that those even who receive treatment, one of the things that we have noted is that African Americans are negatively affected by prejudice and discrimination when they are in the healthcare system. Missed diagnoses…

Because so many individuals in the African American community, if they are going to speak with a psychiatrist, a mental health professional, if that individual does not--never mind that they don't look like them, but if they are not…

I think about how, if a family has individuals with diabetes, hypertension, the other issues, and they are taking money and time to deal with that--if, in fact, they are--they are not considering going to counseling or going to some other…

I thank the gentlewoman from Illinois for what she has said, and, Mr. Speaker, I would engage the Congresswoman, through the Chair, in a discussion. I know that she has been going around the country to so many districts and talked with so…

Tonight we will address mental health within the Black community, the lack of access to treatment, and the stigma of mental health within our community. The stigma of mental health and lack of access to treatment within the Black community…

I am happy to get back to you on the record or follow up with you on any particular vessel.

I realize this is a problem nationally, in light of multiple fatalities and other safety concerns from commercial passenger vessels.

I have a petition started for Mr. Gallagher called 'Keep the Beard,' so long as we get to go hunting with you.

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