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July 26, 2018

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents notified Alejandra Juarez Tuesday that she will be deported back to Mexico nine days from now, despite ongoing efforts to allow her to stay.

Issues:Immigration

July 26, 2018

Representative Darren Soto(D-FL) talked about a new plan from the Trump administration to aid farmers affected by tariffs levied against the United States. He spoke via video link from Capitol Hill.

Issues:Agriculture

July 20, 2018

The top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives came to Kissimmee last weekend as the 2018 election season heats up this summer.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, stopped by the future site of Community Hope Center Village on Old Vineland Road and later to a political event in Solivita.


July 19, 2018

Three Central Florida Democrats in Congress--U.S. Reps. Val Demings, Stephanie Murphy and Darren Soto--announced on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Transportation is sending $16 million to extend SunRail.


July 16, 2018

Declaring that taxpayers deserve to know more, Central Florida's Democratic U.S. Reps. Darren Soto, Val Demings and Stephanie Murphy today asked the state's top transportation official why the "I-4 Ultimate project is both behind schedule and over budget."


July 13, 2018

WINTER HAVEN – Let there be light — and runway milling and paving.

According to a release from the office of U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, D-Kissimmee, the Winter Haven Regional Airport will receive nearly $2.5 million in discretionary grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The funding will go toward runway rehabilitation and runway lighting.


July 9, 2018

LAKELAND — Alejandra Juarez of Davenport says she can't bring herself to prepare for a forced move to Mexico, even though she is scheduled to be deported Aug. 3.

Issues:Immigration

July 2, 2018

The Florida Department of Health works to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts. In Osceola County, we have six Federally Qualified Health Centers that accept Medicaid, Medicare, Obamacare, other private insurance, and income-based fee for services starting at $20.

Locations are:

Issues:Health

June 28, 2018

U.S. Rep. Darren Soto joined Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and several other Democrats to demand housing assistance for displaced Puerto Rican families who could be evicted from their temporary homes this Saturday.

Issues:Puerto Rico

June 27, 2018

Fora few hours each day, the doors in this cobbled-togethercommunity are flung wide open.

Issues:Puerto Rico