{"id":7666,"date":"2022-09-14T11:19:38","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T15:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usviodr.com\/?p=7666"},"modified":"2022-09-14T11:19:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T15:19:38","slug":"congresswoman-plaskett-shares-legislative-activities-to-commemorate-5th-anniversary-of-hurricanes-irma-maria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usviodr.com\/es\/congresswoman-plaskett-shares-legislative-activities-to-commemorate-5th-anniversary-of-hurricanes-irma-maria\/","title":{"rendered":"Congresswoman Plaskett Shares Legislative Activities to Commemorate 5th Anniversary of Hurricanes Irma &#038; Maria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 14, 2022<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7667 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usviodr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_4283-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"406\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">October 2021 &#8211;\u00a0 ODR\/FEMA\/Congressional Summit<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Congresswoman Plaskett Shares Legislative Activities to Commemorate 5th Anniversary of Hurricanes Irma &amp; Maria<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Washington, DC<\/strong> \u2013 September 2022 marks the 5<sup>th<\/sup> year anniversary of Hurricanes Irma (September 6<sup>th<\/sup>) and Maria (September 20<sup>th<\/sup>) making landfall in the Virgin Islands and the widespread, significant destruction from those storms. Both storms are on record as Category 5 hurricanes while in the Virgin Islands and impacted our territory within two weeks of each other.<\/p>\n<p>Congresswoman Plaskett released the following statement regarding her legislative activities to commemorate this noteworthy time frame:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFive years ago this week, the residents of St. Thomas and St. John were reeling from the wrought by Hurricane Irma, while the residents of St Croix provided support for the recovery. Little did we know that Hurricane Maria would hit the island of St Croix a little over a week later. These back-to-back category 5 storms hit every part of the Virgin Islands. Since the hurricanes, I and my team have worked tremendously hard to elevate the plight of the Virgin Islands, bringing much needed attention, resources and landmark funding to our territory in order to foster necessary and transformational changes in our infrastructure through the rebuilding and recovery process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we commemorate the 5<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of Hurricanes Irma and Maria and their impact on our islands, in honor of the progress that we have made as a territory and as a people, and in recognition of the continued hard work being done by myself, my team, the Government of the Virgin Islands and all Virgin Islanders, I am pleased to share the following initiatives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-resolution\/1337?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22h.+res+1337%22%7D\">H.R. 1337<\/a> \u2013 My office has introduced a House resolution which lauds Virgin Islanders for their perseverance, grit, and tenacity through major disasters attributable to Hurricanes Irma and Maria and recognizes Members of Congress for their support in accruing funding to support the Virgin Islands through these disasters.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/5774?r=4&amp;s=1\">H.R. 5774<\/a>\u2013 This bill creates a new funding stream for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to expeditiously (within 30 days) allocate additional assistance to cover unmet needs as a result of a major disaster. It would also clarify that FEMA individual assistance may be used to make more permanent home improvements for long-term disaster recovery, and that direct assistance for permanent or semi-permanent housing is permissible if it is a cost-effective alternative to other housing solutions.\u00a0 The next step in the legislative process is passage of the bill by the full House of Representatives, which is scheduled to occur this week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cAdditionally, the <a href=\"https:\/\/transportation.house.gov\/committee-activity\/hearings\/recovery-update-status-of-fema-recovery-efforts-in-puerto-rico-and-us-virgin-islands-5-years-after-hurricanes-irma-and-maria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure<\/a> has announced a hearing to be held on September 15, 2022, entitled \u2018Recovery Update: Status of FEMA Recovery Efforts in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands 5 Years After Hurricanes Irma &amp; Maria.\u2019 At the hearing, Members of Congress will hear from witnesses on the current status of disaster recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands five years after Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Virgin Islands Office of Disaster Recovery Director Adrienne L. Williams-Octalien will testify on behalf of the Virgin Islands.\u00a0 FEMA and the Government Accountability Office will also testify.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurthermore, the House Ways and Means Committee also has announced a hearing, to be held on September 15th, entitled \u2018Preparing America\u2019s Health Care Infrastructure for the Climate Crisis.\u2019\u00a0 With this hearing, the committee intends to think through how the federal government can improve its work to build more resilient healthcare systems and prepare healthcare facilities for the 21st century, as we are experiencing more severe extreme weather systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am tremendously proud of our progress as a people thus far and of our response immediately after the storms\u2014transporting food and medical supplies and remaining incredibly strong in the process of rebuilding not only our homes and infrastructure, but our very lives. VI Strong, always.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow&#8217;s hearing will be live streamed via the link below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transportation.house.gov\/committee-activity\/hearings\/recovery-update-status-of-fema-recovery-efforts-in-puerto-rico-and-us-virgin-islands-5-years-after-hurricanes-irma-and-maria\">Hearing | Hearings | Committee Activity | The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 14, 2022 October 2021 &#8211;\u00a0 ODR\/FEMA\/Congressional Summit Congresswoman Plaskett Shares Legislative Activities to Commemorate 5th Anniversary of Hurricanes Irma &amp; Maria Washington, DC \u2013 September 2022 marks the 5th year anniversary of Hurricanes Irma (September 6th) and Maria (September 20th) making landfall in the Virgin Islands and the widespread, significant destruction from those storms. 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