Plaskett's Centennial Bill Sees Bipartisan Support As Over 70 Congresspeople Sign On
- Ernice Gilbert
- June 29, 2015
ST. CROIX -- Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett announced via press release this morning that her bill to create a Congressional Commission and postal stamp commemorating the coming centennial anniversary of the transfer of the Virgin Islands from Denmark to the United States, has been receiving widespread support from congresspeople on both side of the aisle. The Centennial Commission Act, introduced earlier this month alongside a resolution (H.R. 2615) to create a postal stamp commemorating the historical 1917 event, has already garnered the support of 74 members of Congress. “I am grateful for the support of my colleagues, and hopeful that their support will help move this important legislation forward. Like I shared previously, a Congressional Centennial Commission will allow us an opportunity to revisit the history leading up to and directly following the transfer and educate those unaware of that history on a national level -- the issues that continue to exist a century later...
