Video: Plaskett Responds To Obama's State of the Union Address

In a live web cast on Tuesday night, Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett responded to President Barack Obama’s Jan. 20 State of the Union Address, applauding the second-term president for gains made throughout his presidency and highlighting some of the key points of his speech.

However, with the state of the territory currently not mirroring the strides realized on the U.S. mainland, Plaskett said it remains “incumbent on us to push that agenda forward, and to to really make the United States aware that that is in fact the case.”

She added: “Our utility costs are the highest in the nation [at] 52 cents per kilowatt, our unemployment is more than twice the national average, and I plan on working with my colleagues in Congress to ensure that the U.S. Virgin Islands is included in the infrastructure investments, the job creations, and many of the other programs that were listed.”

Plaskett’s full response can be seen in the video posted below:

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