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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.
In honor of Pride Month, I would like to honor Eric Rollings. After 30 years of change, of loss, and of victories, Eric Rollings continues to be one of the most active and visible LGBT leaders in Orange County. Eric started volunteering at…
In honor of Pride Month, I would like to honor Karen Castelloes. In 1971, Karen graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a BA in Spanish. After moving to Orlando in 1975, she attained her master's degree in education from Nova…
In honor of Pride Month, I would like to honor Ricardo Negron-Almodovar. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Ricardo obtained a master's degree in education, a juris doctorate, and is a licensed attorney in Puerto Rico. In 2015 Ricardo moved…
In honor of Pride Month, I would like to honor John Ruffier. John Daniel Ruffier is an attorney and leader of the LGBTQ community in central Florida. John was born in Orlando, Florida, and attended Edgewater High School where he was part…
In honor of Pride Month, I would like to honor David Arthur Jones. David Arthur Jones, son of Mary Lou Jones and the late Arthur Henderson Jones, Jr. was born and raised in a union household in upstate New York. The environment of David's…
In honor of Pride Month, I would like to honor Anthony H. Sandonato. Anthony is a proud Orlando resident, human resources executive, LGBTQ community advocate, and a member of the Human Rights Campaign's national board of governors…
In honor of Pride Month, I would like to honor Nikole Parker. Nikole Parker is a transgender woman of Puerto Rican, Italian, and African American descent. She was born and raised in Orlando, Florida, and at the age of 19 left her job and…
In honor of Caribbean Heritage Month, I would like to honor Dieuseul Berto. Dieuseul Berto is a Haitian American immigrant who was a former kick boxer and founder of Tiger's World Martial Arts and Boxing Fitness, founded in Winter Haven…
In honor of Caribbean Heritage Month, I would like to honor Casmore Shaw. Casmore Shaw moved to Osceola County in the mid-eighties from New York, where he worked as associate dean for the International Students and High School Program and…
In honor of Caribbean Heritage Month, I would like to honor Wayne Golding, Sr., Esquire, who was born in Kingston, Jamaica. After his graduation from high school, he immigrated to New York with his mother and younger brother in 1981. He…
In honor of Caribbean Heritage Month, I would like to honor John Perry. Mr. John Everton Perry was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in August 1955. He migrated to New York in 1967 and attended junior high school at Mount Vernon's Washington…
In honor of Caribbean Heritage Month, I would like to honor Louis Witter. Louis Witter has been a longstanding businessman in the hospitality industry in the central Florida area since 1992. He attended Florida Technical College, where he…
In honor of Caribbean Heritage Month, I would like to honor Shelley Briggs. Shelley Ann Briggs was born in London, England, on July 5 to the late Joan Ann Grant. Joan had migrated to London from Georgetown, Guyana, to complete her studies…
In honor of Pride Month, I would like to honor Dr. George Wallace. Dr. George Wallace was born in New Hampshire and moved to central Florida in 1992. He returned to New England in 1995, and after finishing his undergraduate degree, he…
I trust that today's testimonies will help my colleagues understand the urgent need for action.
In Puerto Rico, under the current Medicaid system, we have seen over 6,000 doctors leave the island...
we would like territories to be treated as states and get the same type of treatment that they would get otherwise.
I have introduced H.R. 2306, the Puerto Rico Medicaid Act, which seeks to strengthen the Medicaid program on the Island.
Yes, I think electric vehicles are a key part of how we bend that curve, coupled with investments in transit, strong fuel economy standards.
In fact, we probably need several ways, but it is certainly one of the most logical ways given, to your point earlier, that it hasn't been touched since 1993.
In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Month, I want to recognize Nuren Durre Haider. Nuren Durre Haider, Esq., is a proud American-born Muslim Bangladeshi woman. She is a wife, the mother of three beautiful children, and an…
In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Month, I want to recognize Jan Gautam. Mr. Gautam is identified best as a hands-on executive known for strategic approaches in achieving favorable results for hotel owners, business…
In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Month, I want to recognize Dr. Yalcin Akin. Dr. Yalcin Akin is the founder and executive director of Orlando, Seminole, and Osceola science charter schools, a group of tuition-free public…
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