The 35-day Trump shutdown had a significant, real-world impact on the Virgin Island Port Authority's readiness, ability to receive passengers efficiently and safely, and capacity to meet FAA's consent decree requirements.

we cannot afford another Trump shutdown as the Virgin Islands continues rebuilding its economy and a better, more resilient infrastructure.

I also rise to share a shutdown story from my district in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Vanessa Thomas, a resident of St. Thomas, shared a heartfelt story with me on her personal experience with the government shutdown. In 2017, less than 2…

I thank the gentlewoman from New York--her and her staff, as well as the members of the committee--for putting together this supplemental disaster appropriations, H.R. 268, which seems to address many of the issues that the territories and…

We are not in a position at this time to purchase equipment on our own, nor can we afford to lose our traffic coming from the Eastern Caribbean.

Which would then probably lead to this committee having to do what it has done in the past, which is then issue a lawsuit under FISA or FOIA request, which seems to me to be really counterproductive to the work of what Congress is supposed…

It is frustrating at the most basic level, but more personally, I find it very disrespectful that a member of this committee, in particular, a member who has gone through what we have gone through in the Virgin Islands, cannot get TSA to…

I have had conversations--my staff has had conversations with numerous people in both of those agencies...

I urge all Members to support the passage of H.R. 6720, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. McCaul). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Abraham) that the House…

1 year ago today, Hurricane Irma struck my home, the Virgin Islands of the United States. Much was lost, but we were bent but not broken, and our good God has preserved our spirit. This week, many Virgin Islands students return to school…

The Federal Government owns approximately 640 million acres of land in the United States.

Currently, the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service play an important role in overseeing grazing.

I thank the chairman, the ranking member, and the members of this committee for supporting this amendment. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from…

I really do want to see how we can work together and make this better, particularly as we are preparing people in the Virgin Islands for this new hurricane season.

The STEP program is one which can be supportive of individuals.

I want to thank the Army Corps of Engineers for really extending themselves and committing to having biweekly meetings with me.

Most of our dialysis and inpatient individuals are still off island, because our hospitals have been compromised so much from the hurricane.

So my question is, Mr. Byard, will FEMA support 100 percent Federal share extension...

One of the things we are concerned about that I would like to bring to your attention...

But to date, you have refused to allow that for low-income renters in the Virgin Islands.

This is, of course, very important to me, representing the Virgin Islands, after we have gone through the 2017 hurricane season.

I have no further speakers at this time. I urge passage of S. 2692, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I have no further speakers at this time. I urge passage of H.R. 4890, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I have no further speakers. I urge passage of H.R. 4407, and I yield back the balance of my time.

So you'd like to get people out there in the field ----