lt. governor hodge and former delegate ron de lugo collaborated to obtain $20 million in federal funding for henry e. rohlsen airport on saint croix. according to governor john de jongh, hodge also worked to restore a good bond rating for the u.s. virgin islands government, which allowed $230 million in bonds to become available for the virgin islands' capital improvement program. hodge is also remembered for lobbying for federal emergency funds to rebuild after hurricane hugo struck saint croix in 1989, devastating the island's buildings and infrastructure.