Val Demings: “I spent 27 years at the Orlando Police Department. I had the honor of serving as the chief of police.”

We are here to discuss communities that are most at-risk during disasters and struggle to recover properly from their effects.

But we`ve got to come together, as I said, at the local and state level. We`ve got to join the federal partners, and deal with this issue, particularly in the state of Florida.

I am afraid the generations behind us do not have any longer a full recognition of what it is that we are so blessed by. When I bring groups to the floor... I will often stop and say: One of the first things I noticed when I walked into…

And remember, we know that 60 percent threshold is not easy. But Florida has seen it before in 2018, with amendment for that gave citizens -- convicted felons, restored their rights so that they would be able to vote.