Darren Soto actually said...

"I strongly encourage both our chairs and our ranking members and our majority and minority staff to work together."

"The stakes are too high, and the consequences of inaction are too tragic, to continue down a path of short-term fixes."

"Thanks to the leadership of Representatives Soto and Bilirakis, we were able to find common ground on this legislation."

"Unfortunately, I was deeply disappointed that, at the last minute, former President Trump refused to support our bipartisan, bicameral agreement."