WASHINGTON (AP) — Debt limit talks came to an abrupt standstill Friday after Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said it’s time to “pause” negotiations, and a White
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SNAP, Section 8 Benefits Would Be Cut Under House Speaker’s Budget Proposal
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s budget proposal, which includes changes to various entitlement programs like food stamps and Section 8, faces a tough road
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House Democrats Tap Plaskett To ‘Sabotage Hearings, Trash Whistleblowers’: OP-ED
Now that Democrats are in the minority in the House and unable to abuse their power as easily as they have done the last two years, they
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Plaskett Gets St. Croix National Heritage Area And Ram Head Plaque In Congressional Bill
WASHINGTON — Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett, a member of the House Ways and Means, Budget and Agriculture Committees released the following statement announcing the
Read moreBryan Asks For $21 Million In Federal Funding Available Through Omnibus Bill
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan issued the following statement regarding $21 million in Community Project Funding (CPF) requests he forwarded to Delegate Stacey Plaskett to
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Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett Shares More Details About Her VISA Waiver Act
WASHINGTON U.S. Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett released the following statement of clarification regarding her Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act’s (H.R. 5460) approval by
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Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar Mansplains Anime Beheading Video of AOC
PHOENIX — Arizona Representative Paul Gosar was facing criticism after he tweeted a video that included altered animation showing him striking Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with
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Bryan Thanks President Biden, Congress For Passage of U.S. Infrastructure Bill
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan thanked President Biden and the U.S. Congress for working together to pass the president’s $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, which
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Commissioner Saul Writes To Congress About the State of Social Security Services
Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, wrote to key members of Congress to raise awareness of the resources Social Security needs to recover from the ongoing
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