Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), led by U.S. Representative Darren Soto, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce expressing strong opposition against the Department of Justice's (DOJ) proposal to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
On December 27, 2017, Congressman Darren Soto and Senator Bill Nelson traveled to Puerto Rico to assess recovery efforts 100 days after Hurricane Maria's landfall on the island.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Darren Soto released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 200,000 Salvadorans:
Kissimmee, Florida – Congressman Darren Soto released the following statement following FEMA's announcementto extend the Transitional Shelter Assistance (TSA) program until March 20, 2018.
Kissimmee, Florida – Congressman Darren Soto is concerned about the Trump Administration's plans to deregulate safety standards for offshore oil drilling. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) plans to publish new regulations which recommend rather than require oil drilling companies to perform production safety measures.
Kissimme, Florida – Congressman Darren Soto release the following statement following the announcement that Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló will request an extension of the Transitional Shelter Assistance (TSA) program, which provides Puerto Rico evacuees of Hurricane Maria currently residing in Florida with housing vouchers:
Kissimmee, Florida – Yesterday, Congressman Darren Soto led a bipartisan letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator William B. Long, urging the agency to approve the expansion of the Direct Lease program or for an extension to the Transitional Shelter Assistance (TSA) program, for the Puerto Rican evacuees residing in Central Florida.
Kissimmee, Florida – Congressman Darren Soto announced today that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has approved phase II of the All Aboard Florida (AAF)/Brightline project, a high-speed rail service that would run from Orlando to Miami, Florida's largest business and tourism hubs.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Darren Soto (D-FL-09) and Congressman Brian Mast (R-FL-18) sent a letter today to Speaker Paul Ryan, urging for continued full funding for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Estuary Program and the South Florida Geographic Initiative.
Washington, D.C. – Today, President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018, which includes the bipartisan Foreign Spill Protection Act, co-introduced by freshman Representative Darren Soto (FL-09) and Republican Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26).