Stacey Plaskett

At the end of the day, the purpose of this hearing is to minimize what happened on January 6th and the lawful prosecution of individuals who were engaged in that practice.

He's already silenced many of those on that side of the aisle.

We're worried about him taking down people if he's reelected.

Trump has said that he plans to make all Federal career employees, 50,000 firable at will by the President

This bipartisan bill creates a grant program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for renewable energy development in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

This bipartisan bill would prioritize broadband grant and loan applications from small ports in rural areas.

He has promised to strip immigrants, if elected again, of their benefits and work permits.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands will be postponed. Amendment No. 38 Offered by Mr. Tiffany The Acting…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike subsection (d) of section 7070. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 723, the gentlewoman…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands will be postponed. Amendment No. 152 Offered by Mrs. Boebert The Acting…

I have nothing further, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands (Ms. Plaskett). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 8149. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 723, the gentlewoman from the Virgin…

We know that Chairman Jordan, my colleague, who I sit next to, the chairman, gets his marching orders from Mark Meadows, from Donald Trump, potentially from Speaker McCarthy.

They intentionally chose to elevate this rhetoric to give these harmful dangerous views a platform in the halls of the United States Congress.

I think that what's -- well, I think what's so upsetting about my Republican colleagues is that they are giving a platform to an individual who is spewing conspiracy theories that are based on quasi-science, on false information.

These are individuals who would bring a witness who has promoted a video that compared the COVID vaccine to the Tuskegee trials.

The race card is something that's often used against Black people for bringing up when they see race, hatred, being promulgated against them.

Kennedy and others here are claiming that they've been censored, but they actually have a huge megaphone.

The scope of the Park cannot continue to increase.

The continual expansion of the Park has stymied the Government of the Virgin Islands' ability to create alternative ways to traverse the island.

As we look at the history and future of the Virgin Islands National Park, our decisions must be intentional to support St. John and the entire Virgin Islands.

My legislation addresses their unique needs.

But the residents of St. John have called the small island home for the last 3,000 years, and the scope of the park cannot continue to increase.

The continual expansion of the park has also stymied the government of the Virgin Islands' ability to create alternative ways to traverse the island, which were vital during a disaster.

This bill solely relates to the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, and it is intended to address the specific long-standing concerns of my constituents related to the growth of the national park on this small island of the United…