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Scott PowersSeptember 5, 2017

With DACA recipients pleading, sometimes in tears, for the right to stay in the United States where they grew up, a coalition of pro-immigration groups and Democratic lawmakers gathered on Orlando City Hall’s front steps Tuesday to denounce President Donald Trump‘s phased-out repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. At the same time, the […]

Scott PowersAugust 30, 2017

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz now has gotten the other ten Florida Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to join her call for a one-day Florida Legislature special session to replace Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith‘s statue in the U.S. Capitol. “We must denounce symbols of what supremacy and stand up for love and […]

Scott PowersAugust 29, 2017

Nine of Florida’s 11 Democratic members of Congress signed a letter Tuesday urging President Donald Trump to reconsider his recently announced ban on transgendered people in the military. “There is no place for discrimination in our Armed Forces or indeed anywhere else in American society,” the letter signed by most Democrats in the U.S. House […]

Scott PowersAugust 24, 2017

Dinners are being planned throughout Florida this month featuring Democratic lawmakers and young, undocumented immigrants to draw attention to the federal Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals program that is at risk of being ended by the administration of President Donald Trump. The meals, which include events that occurred in the past week featuring Tallahassee Mayor Andrew […]

Scott PowersAugust 21, 2017

Arrested Democratic congressional staffer Imran Awan or his relatives — all reportedly under federal criminal investigation — also worked for five other Democratic Florida members of Congress besides U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who is on the hot seat. U.S. Reps. Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Darren Soto of Orlando, Frederica Wilson of Miami Gardens, […]

Mitch PerryAugust 9, 2017

Two Central Florida first-year members of Congress — Stephanie Murphy and Darren Soto — are joining former U.S. Rep. Jim Davis and a group of Democrats determined to extend the party’s reach to centrist voters. In what reads like an update of the earlier center-leaning Democratic Leadership Council, New Democracy has the explicit mandate to expand the party’s appeal, both demographically and […]

Scott PowersAugust 3, 2017

Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto of Orlando on Thursday blasted the new immigration bill pushed by President Donald Trump, saying it would “go against American values” and curb economic growth. Soto responded to the RAISE Act, announced Wednesday by Trump and the bill’s sponsors, Republican Sens. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and David Perdue of Georgia. […]

Scott PowersAugust 2, 2017

Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto is weighing in on the Florida House District 47 race, offering an endorsement of Anna Eskamani, who’s trying to grab an open swing seat being vacated by state Rep. Mike Miller, who’s seeking a spot in Congress himself. “Anna is a real fighter with strong experience and knowledge of our […]

Scott PowersAugust 1, 2017

Republican congressional candidate Wayne Liebnitzky criticized the rent U.S. Rep. Darren Soto is paying for his Kissimmee office as “unusually extravagant expense of peoples’ money,” while the congressman defended the office Tuesday for its convenience and service to the district. Soto is spending $4,638 a month for his primary district office, plus $866 a month […]

Peter SchorschJuly 13, 2017

Russia issue not yet hurting GOP fundraising or giving Dems advantage The saga regarding Donald Trump – Senior and Junior – and Russia continues with no end in sight. It began in January and now, following the latest “bombshell,” the 2016 Democratic nominee for vice-president, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, is throwing out the word […]

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Pro-DACA rally in Orlando seeks full immigration reform

Florida Democrats in Congress call for Florida special session to replace statue

Nine Florida Democrats urge Donald Trump to rescind transgender ban

Democratic lawmakers planning dinners with DREAMer immigrants

Congressional aide probe includes workers in six Florida Democrats’ offices

Stephanie Murphy, Darren Soto join ‘New Democracy,’ to win back middle-class voters

Darren Soto blasts immigration plan as against American values, curb on economy

Anna Eskamani gets Darren Soto’s endorsement for HD 47

Wayne Liebnitzky criticizes the $4,600 a month in rent Darren Soto pays for Kissimmee office

The Delegation for 7.13.17 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State