I will continue to work with the Senate to ensure that our priorities for the people of are included in the final reconciliation package.
Continue working with the Senate to ensure the Virgin Islands' priorities are included in the final reconciliation package.
Occurrences
Evidence
unverified · Source version 11704 · locator unknown
Plaskett said she would continue working with the Senate so Virgin Islands priorities would be included in the final reconciliation package; she also listed specific VI provisions already in the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
unverified · Source version 11821 · locator unknown
Plaskett said the Senate reconciliation bill permanently provided the increased rum cover-over rate of $13.25 for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
unverified · Source version 11822 · locator unknown
The enacted law includes section 70427, permanently increasing the distilled spirits cover-over rate to $13.25, effective for spirits brought into the United States after December 31, 2025.
unverified · Source version 61045 · locator unknown
Paragraph (1) of section 7652(f) is amended to read as follows: ``(1) $13.25, or''.
verified · Source version 61047 · locator 2390
the inclusion of permanent rum cover-over in H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, represents a major win
Assessments
The promise was to keep working with the Senate so Virgin Islands priorities would be included in a final reconciliation package. The evidence shows both continued advocacy and eventual inclusion of a concrete Virgin Islands priority: permanent $13.25 rum cover-over treatment in the enacted reconciliation law. Because the promised substantive outcome was achieved, this is delivered, though the cited enactment occurred in 2025 rather than in the same term as the 2021 promise.