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Following a Congressional Delegation trip to Puerto Rico by Members of Congress on the House Committee on Natural Resources, Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09) released the following Supplement to the Puerto Rico Recovery Blueprint, summarizing findings from the trip and providing a plan of action Congress must take for the recovery of Puerto Rico.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Leadership called on Dr. Steven Dillingham, Director of the United States Census Bureau, to meet with the Caucus to discuss the 2020 United States Census and decisions by the Bureau that could result in reduced participation among Hispanic communities. Further, CHC Members plan to discuss what steps the Bureau can take to ensure that the 2020 Census is best positioned to count every person living in the United States. The undercounting of Hispanic communities threatens the democratic representation of all Americans for the next decade.
Today, U.S. Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) released a Congressional Report on the high prices of diabetes drugs for seniors and the uninsured and the adverse impact on Florida's Ninth District. Findings from the report show that because Medicare is not allowed to negotiate drug prices, the costs to Medicare in the District are over three times higher than in the United Kingdom, nearly five times higher than Australia, and over twice as high as in Canada.
Following a year of collaboration, the Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 (H.R. 2144) and the Digital Taxonomy Act (H.R. 2154) were introduced today as the leading legislation to provide jurisdiction and regulatory certainty for businesses, entrepreneurs, and regulators in the United States' blockchain economy.
Kissimmee, FL– Today, U.S. Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09) announced that the Primary Care Medical Services of Poinciana will receive an additional $300,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support the Title X Family Planning Services Program at Osceola Community Health Services. The funds will help vulnerable populations in the area who rely on affordable, accessible family planning programs.
Today, U.S. Representative Darren Soto (FL-09) and Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (PR-at-large) introduced H.R.1965 Puerto Rico Admission Act of 2019, legislation for admission of the territory of Puerto Rico as a state of the union. This is the first ever direct Statehood admissions bill, allowing Puerto Rico full civil rights and equal footing with other states 90 days after enactment.
WASHINGTON— Today, Hispanic Caucus Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Puerto Rico Task Force Co-Chairs Congressman José E.
Washington D.C. – Florida Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives today dismissed President Trump's proposed budget as it relates to environmental protection, and most crucially, the plan's glaring neglect of Everglades restoration efforts. U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Alcee L. Hastings (FL-20), Ted Deutch (FL-22), Lois Frankel (FL-21), Charlie Crist (FL-13), Darren Soto (FL-9), Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26) and Donna Shalala (FL-27) signed the following joint statement: