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Darren Soto

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Darren Michael Soto is a U.S. Representative for Florida's 9th congressional district, serving since January 3, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Soto has focused on issues such as environmental protection, healthcare, and economic development. He has been an advocate for the Latino community and has worked on legislation to improve access to education and job opportunities. Soto has also been involved in discussions around climate change and disaster preparedness, particularly in relation to Florida's unique environmental challenges.

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Jan 8, 2020

Policies governing 5G deployment should be guided by principles of transparency and equitability. Stakeholders should conduct regular vulnerability assessments and risk mitigation of products. And customers must be able to be informed…

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Jan 7, 2020

It has been my experience that a lie seems to be able to travel faster on the internet than the speed of light, while the truth always goes at such a snail's pace.

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Dec 17, 2019

I would like to acknowledge that Division A of H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020's Joint Explanatory Statement to Division A, provided an increase to the Soldier Lethality Technology Program within the Research, Development…

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Dec 17, 2019

I would like to acknowledge that Division A of H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020's Joint Explanatory Statement to Division A, provided an increase to the Defense-Wide Manufacturing Science and Technology Program within the…

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Dec 17, 2019

I would like to acknowledge that Division A of H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020's Joint Explanatory Statement to Division A, provided an increase to the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Support program within the…

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Dec 17, 2019

I would like to acknowledge that Division A of H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020's Joint Explanatory Statement to Division A, provided an increase to the Trusted and Assured Microelectronics program within the Research…

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Dec 11, 2019

Back in central Florida, we had a townhall where we had everyone from Bernie Sanders supporters supporting Medicare for all to Donald Trump Make America Great Again, red hat- wearing Trump supporters, and all of them, regardless of the…

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Nov 19, 2019

It is hard to fight for environmental justice with a few grants when our most fundamental environmental protections are being dismantled.

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Nov 19, 2019

Looking at the record here over the last 2 years, the Paris Climate Accord withdrawn, Clean Power Plan terminated, oil fuel efficiency standards rolled back, pesticide enforcement reduced...

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Nov 13, 2019

I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Espaillat), my dear friend, for yielding. You know, we had a rally a while ago where I got to hear my dear friend from New York talk about, as he was addressing Dreamers, that they were the tears of…

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Oct 28, 2019

This hearing is part of our historic set of hearings to try to get to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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Oct 28, 2019

I worry that our Nation's in deep trouble and our world is in deep trouble if we can't do that.

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Oct 21, 2019

I agree, Leader Bhatia, the people of Puerto Rico should be deciding the public services.

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Oct 21, 2019

I think that is one of the bright spots happening through Congress right now.

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Oct 21, 2019

It is a complex history, the history of the debt of Puerto Rico. You have so much to do with both the relationship between the territory and the Federal Government--936, underfunding of Medicare and Medicaid, Social Security, child tax…

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Oct 21, 2019

I agree with the Ranking Member's opinions on statehood, and filed bills to support that.

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Oct 21, 2019

Let the people of Puerto Rico decide what the benefits and the essential services are, and then they have no issues on reporting, OK, you have to balance your budget, OK, we will do it, to get out of PROMESA.

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Oct 21, 2019

I believe, in the end, that this restructuring, which enables it to be sustainable, provides those creditors with a better chance of a reasonable repayment of what is affordable than had no alternative to PROMESA been put in place.

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Oct 21, 2019

PROMESA was only a partial solution to the economic problems of Puerto Rico, and the imposition of the Oversight Board that has undemocratic power over decisions of the elected representatives of the people of Puerto Rico.

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Oct 21, 2019

It would increase the amount of Medicaid funding from $375 million a year to $400 billion a year for Puerto Rico.

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Oct 21, 2019

One thing I continue to hear from a lot of folks on the island and in my district and others is about this idea of eliminating the debt.

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Oct 21, 2019

if we could just put a switch into this bill, Mr. Chairman, to make the Trump administration release the funds, I think we would actually resolve this.

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Oct 21, 2019

The good news is we have already passed bipartisan legislation to create Medicaid parity and, just recently, last week, to help low-income seniors on Medicare.

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Sep 26, 2019

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I want to recognize Soraya Marquez. Soraya Marquez is a Venezuelan leader in central Florida. During the last 20 years, Soraya Marquez has organized local communities within different Latin communities…

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Sep 26, 2019

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I want to recognize Homan Machuca. At the age of 16, Homan Machuca began a career in broadcasting as a recording assistant at Nuevo Continente of Bogota, the first evangelical Christian radio station…

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