Statements Archive

Today, the Florida Democratic Party Chair, Terrie Rizzo, released the following statement in solidarity with Puerto Ricans affected by recent earthquakes: “Our thoughts today are with our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico who are facing the …

On April 30, the Department of Labor (DOL) reported 3,839,000 seasonally adjusted new unemployment claims had been filed last week. At the same time, DOL reported Florida received 432,465 new unemployment claims. In just the last …

Tomorrow marks the three-year anniversary of Donald Trump promising that he would guarantee coverage for people with pre-existing conditions after CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent John Dickerson pressed him in an interview. In the midst of …

One day after his media stunt in the White House with President Trump on the deadliest day of this pandemic in Florida, Governor DeSantis has released his Phase 1 plan to reopen the state. His plan …

Today, Ron DeSantis traveled to the White House for a meeting with Donald Trump to spin their chaotic response to the coronavirus pandemic. In response, Florida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo released the following statement: “On …

Governor DeSantis is scheduled to meet with President Trump today for a press conference at the White House. The Florida Democratic Party has a few questions for them: 1. Yesterday, Governor DeSantis blamed the media for …

Governor DeSantis attempted to rewrite history during his press conference; let’s set the record straight As Governor DeSantis attempts to rewrite history to cover up President Trump’s negligence in responding to the coronavirus, here is a …

One week after President Trump’s administration misspelled Mayor Carlos Gimenez’ name, spelling it G-I-M-I-N-I-Z, the Mayor submits paperwork to launch his campaign for Congress, using the exact same misspelling. Juan Peñalosa, Executive Director of the Florida …

Today, on a video press conference, U.S. Reps. Darren Soto and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, State Rep. Fentrice Driskell, Dr. Bernard Ashby, Dr. Kayser Enneking, and Florida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo slammed Governor DeSantis and President Trump …