Statements Archive

As hundreds of people are forced to evacuate because of wildfires raging in Northwest and Central Florida, Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried has been on the ground in Walton, and Santa Rosa counties, …

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the unemployment rate nationwide rose to 14.7%. Since the outbreak began, Floridians filed more than one million unique unemployment claims. This report highlights the consequences of Donald Trump’s …

The Florida Democratic Party today spoke out on the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old unarmed black man killed while jogging on February 23 in Brunswick, GA. The cellphone video released online allegedly shows two …

Yesterday, local elected officials joined a virtual news conference to discuss their efforts to help their communities during the coronavirus pandemic, and their role in leading the response to the crisis after the state’s failure to …

Today as Democratic attorneys general and the House of Representatives submit opening briefs in California v. Texas to defend the Affordable Care Act, the Florida Democratic Party (FDP) convened a virtual news conference with Rep. Debbie …

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 …