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A window into the life and work of Stacey E. Plaskett

Impeachment manager Stacey Plaskett walks through the first floor of the Senate on Feb. 12 during a break in the chamber’s impeachment trial of Donald Trump.
Impeachment manager Stacey Plaskett walks through the first floor of the Senate on Feb. 12 during a break in the chamber’s impeachment trial of Donald Trump. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

When Virgin Islands Del. Stacey Plaskett took center stage last month as a House manager in the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, America took note. A star was born.

In the latest episode of Equal Time, Mary C. Curtis talks with Plaskett about the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, her work on the House Ways and Means Committee, inequities in infrastructure and education, and even hip-hop.

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