Statements Archive

Today during a press conference in Bradenton, FL at a vaccine distribution site Governor Ron DeSantis threatened to divert vaccines from Manatee county to other counties in Florida if Manatee residents were going to continue complaining …

On Sunday, February 14th, Florida Democratic Party Chair Manny Diaz appeared on Telemundo 51’s Enfoque Político and Univision 23’s Al Punto Florida where he discussed his plan to rebuild our Democratic coalition and turn Florida blue. …

Today, 43 Republican Senators voted to acquit former President Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection in the halls of our Capitol despite the abundance of damning evidence presented by the House impeachment managers. Notably, both Senator …

The unemployment system in Florida is broken and our communities are suffering, but the Republican leadership of this state refuses to do anything about it. Last week the Palm Beach Post published a scathing report that …

Today the United States Senate is taking the next step towards getting Americans the COVID relief they need by passing a Budget Resolution on President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. This comprehensive bill targets the challenges Americans …

Yesterday, the Florida Commission on Human Relations affirmed that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in situations of employment, housing, and public accommodations is illegal in Florida. This means that the Commission …

On Wednesday January 27th the House Criminal Justice and Safety Subcommittee voted to advance HB 1, which is an anti civil-rights bill devised by Governor DeSantis and Republican Legislators to criminalize peaceful protest, out of committee. …

Yesterday, Republican legislator Rep. Jeff Brandes filed a bill that would prevent certain populations from receiving the 15$ minimum wage, such as workers under the age 21, those convicted of felonies, state prisoners, and “other hard-to-hire …

In response to news that Senate Republicans are blocking a swift confirmation vote on DHS Secretary-designate Alejandro Mayorkas, Florida Democratic Party Chair Manny Diaz and Juan-Carlos Planas, a Cuban-American lawyer and former Republican Florida legislator released …