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Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09) released the following statement after the House passed a $4.89 billion emergency supplemental for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands:

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Today, Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09) announced his first ever "Valentines for Vets" initiative, a program in which elementary school students from all around his district are encouraged to write Valentine's Day cards for veterans. The cards will be hand delivered by the Congressman on Valentine's Day to the Lake Nona VA Medical Center.

Today, U.S. Representatives Darren Soto (D-FL) and Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) introduced the Food Safety Modernization for Innovative Technologies Act, a bipartisan bill which would formalize a regulatory framework for food derived from cell-cultured technology.

Yesterday, Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09) announced that Jessica Carrillo, a woman who fled to Central Florida after the recent earthquakes in Puerto Rico, will join him as his guest to the State of the Union in Washington, D.C. on February 4, 2020, at 9:00 PM.

Carrillo was invited to highlight her story and the story of thousands of families who were forced to leave their homes as a result of Puerto Rico's devastating earthquakes.

Last Friday, Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09) led Members of the Florida Congressional delegation in sending a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor, urging the agency to work with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide transitional or affordable housing for Puerto Ricans arriving in Florida. The letter comes after the Hispanic Federation informed Rep. Soto's office that 150 evacuee families from Puerto Rico were in need of housing in his district.

Yesterday, at his Climate Change Town Hall, Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09) unveiled the legislative framework of the draft Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation's (CLEAN) Future Act – an ambitious new climate plan to ensure the United States achieves net-zero greenhouse gas pollution no later than 2050. The bill is being spearheaded by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which Rep. Soto is a member of.

Today, U.S. Representative Darren Soto (FL-09) surveyed damage and met with victims, as well as government officials in several Puerto Rican cities. Representative Soto met with Puerto Rico's Senate Majority Leader Carmelo Rios, along with Puerto Rican Senators Bhatia, Villafañe, and Dalmau who viewed damages in Ponce, Peñuelas, and Guayanilla shortly after another 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook the island.