Press Releases

KISSIMMEE, FL — Today, Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona met with Floridian LGBTQI+ students and families on Transgender Day of Visibility for a roundtable discussion to hear about the impact that recent anti-LGBTQI+ legislation has had on them, their communities, and school experiences.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) released the following statement to commemorate the first anniversary of Venezuela being designated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by the Biden Administration.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) led a letter with members of the Florida Democratic Delegation asking U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to consider investigating a recent proposal to defund 12 Florida school districts that instituted mask policies at the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year by withholding $200 million in funding.

KISSIMMEE, FL – On Friday, January 28, 2022, Representatives Darren Soto (D-FL-09) and Byron Donalds (R-FL-19) led a bipartisan letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen inquiring about the current disbursement status of Florida's portion of the American Rescue Plan's Homeowner Assistance Fund. As Floridians continue struggling financially, the state has yet to receive its complete allocation of approximately $676 million.

KISSIMMEE, FL – On Friday, January 7, 2022,Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) hosted a press conference with Commissioners Viviana Janer and Mayra Uribe to speak about the recently passed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and highlight the need for increased public transportation funding for Central Florida. The three rode the SunRail from Kissimmee to the press conference in Downtown Orlando to promote their efforts to seek federal funds to increase rail service to weekends.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Darren Soto (D-FL-09) and Peter Meijer (R-MI-03) led a bipartisan letter to Department of State Secretary Antony Blinken detailing the need for the agency to take all necessary steps to restore visa processing operations, reduce the backlog of appointments, and lower visa wait-times.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced a bicameral resolution which urges the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to recognize the historical significance of Roberto Clemente's place of death near Piñones in Loíza, Puerto Rico, by adding it to the National Register of Historic Places.

KISSIMMEE, FL – Last week, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan announced that Florida will receive $275,420,000 from the recently passed Bipartisan Build Back Better Infrastructure Law to protect clean water, upgrade their aging water infrastructure, and address key challenges like lead, excess nutrients in drinking water, and per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances contamination.