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- W2270177897 abstract "A pleasant good afternoon. It is always a pleasure to be a part of and explore different things. I would like to thank you and this event for having me here this afternoon. As a politician, I do not have a legal background. I have a business background. Of course, when I was first elected to public office, one of the things I immediately did was spend a lot of time on the legal end because I felt there was a special art and technique in drafting legislation. If I may, I will go into just a brief history of my experiences and the office that I held here in the U.S. Virgin Islands. I was the liaison to the United States Congress for three consecutive terms, whereby I interacted with Congress quite often. In fact, I became the most unpopular Senator among my colleagues because one of the first initiatives I pushed was to reduce the size of the Virgin Islands Legislature from fifteen to nine. You see, we are governed by what you call the Organic Act of the Virgin Islands. The Organic Act is our local constitution, consistent with the United States Constitution. In order for us to effectuate any changes in the Organic Act, we must pursue and request Congress to make those changes to the Organic Act. In my many pursuits, such as dealing with lifting caps on Medicare and Medicaid funding, there have been some serious challenges. I also chaired the Committee on Environmental Protection for three consecutive terms. I also chaired the Committee on Government Operations for one term. For one term, I chaired the most powerful committee in the Virgin Islands: the Committee on Finance that controls the budget of the Virgin Islands. In addition to that, and the final note when it comes to talking about my background, I just ran for Governor of the Virgin Islands and was unsuccessful in November 2006. But as Michael Jordan once said, “I’ll be back.”" @default.
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- W2270177897 title "Remarks on Environmental Stewardship in the U.S. Virgin Islands" @default.
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