[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H76]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATING GOVERNOR GONZALEZ-COLON

  (Ms. PLASKETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the new 
Governor of Puerto Rico, my Caribbean sister and former Member of 
Congress, Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon.
  I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on her remarkable 
work while a Member here in this body.
  As co-chairs of the Rum Caucus, the first caucus dedicated to 
promoting the rum industry, we successfully advocated for the Rum Cover 
Over legislation, which increased the amount of tax revenue generated 
from the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on rum that was sold in the 
mainland. Additionally, I am grateful for our bipartisan efforts to 
improve security in the Caribbean, ensuring that Federal agencies are 
properly equipped to hold drug traffickers accountable, and of course 
our work together to change the Stafford Act in 2018 after the 
devastating hurricanes of Irma and Maria in our district, which has 
brought billions of dollars to rebuild both the Virgin Islands and 
Puerto Rico.
  Although her presence will be missed in Congress, I look forward to 
seeing the incredible impact she will have in her new role as Governor 
of Puerto Rico.

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