Statements Archive

With over 52,000 Floridians having tested positive for COVID-19 and more than 2 million workers out of a job since the crisis hit Florida, Donald Trump continues to fail Floridians in his coronavirus response. Despite Trump’s …

Donald Trump is returning to Florida tomorrow for the first time since the coronavirus crisis spiraled out of control, infecting more than 50,000 people and leaving more than two million workers jobless in Florida. Two and …

Yesterday, a federal judge ruled that the law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis requiring returning citizens pay legal fees before regaining the right to vote is unconstitutional. In response, Florida Democratic Party chair Terrie Rizzo released …

Yesterday, it was announced that Donald Trump will travel to Florida to attend the SpaceX launch. In response, Florida Democratic Party chair Terrie Rizzo released the following statement: “While we celebrate the SpaceX launch and are …

Today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar is coming to Florida to do damage control for the Trump administration’s inadequate COVID-19 response that has infected over 48,000 Floridians and left 2 million Floridians unemployed. …

Today Donald Trump continued his baseless attacks against vote-by-mail, a form of voting the President himself utilizes. In response, Florida Democratic Party Executive Director Juan Peñalosa released the following statement: “Donald Trump is lying again. Vote …

Shocking Miami Herald report raises alarm about lack of transparency and delayed response – Giménez public statements mirrored DeSantis’ In light of a shocking new report from the Miami Herald showing that the DeSantis administration kept …

Florida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo released the following statement after Mike Pence’s last public event in Florida today: “Mike Pence came to Florida today to put on a show — and, unfortunately, that’s all we …

Reports that the Florida public health official who had been overseeing Florida’s COVID-19 dashboard has been removed for refusing to, in her words, “manually change data to drum up support for the plan to reopen” have …

This past Thursday, President Donald Trump insinuated that he could stay in power for 9 or 13 more years, in direct violation of the U.S. Constitution’s 22nd Amendment. Luisana Pérez Fernández, spokesperson for the Florida Democratic …