Governor Bryan and Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett met with Massachusetts Rep. Richard Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, on Tuesday. Photo Credit: USVI GOV'T HOUSE
Governor Albert Bryan had a full slate of meetings on Tuesday with various members of Congress in Washington D.C., with whom he advocated for the territory and strengthened relationships with ranking Democrats, according to a release from Government House.
The meetings largely were focused on lobbying for the U.S. Virgin Islands’ full inclusion in President Biden’s $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and other economic development initiatives to benefit the territory, stated the release.
Mr. Bryan is said to have met with South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn, who is the House Majority Whip and Massachusetts Rep. Richard Neal, who is chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
The governor also met with Washington Rep. Suzan DelBene, who is vice-chairwoman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, who is chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee and Robert Edmonson, chief of staff to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett accompanied Mr. Bryan to some of the meetings, Gov't House said.
The governor also had a full slate of meetings scheduled for Wednesday in the nation’s capital, and he returns to the territory on Thursday, August 26.
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