Economy & Jobs

A group of Florida Congressional Democrats today asked top federal and state officials to address rules around residency requirements in Florida that prevent immigrant populations from accessing vaccines and to remedy this growing disparity and make it possible for greater numbers of the at-risk migrant population to secure vaccinations. Read more

Millions of struggling Americans are counting on Congress to deliver the level of assistance that this historic health and economic crisis demands, and I was proud to vote for the CASH Act, which would provide that vital, more robust $2,000 lifeline. There is so much more that needs to be done and Democrats will continue to champion the assistance that families and our states and local communities need, once a new Congress and President take office. I’m proud that the House did its job tonight Read more

Florida congressional Democrats called out Gov. Ron DeSantis for his “ongoing and purposeful lack of transparency” by being slow to release weekly White House coronavirus task force reports and temporarily pausing the reporting of backlogged COVID-19 deaths. Read more

Addressing President Trump, Florida’s Congressional Democrats wrote, “Your recent executive actions are an assault on the priorities and programs that so many Floridians value and on which so many rely. Even your executive order on eviction hurts Floridians: it does not include any federal moratorium, includes no funding, and offers renters a false sense of protection that does not actually exist." Read more

A rushed reopening may very well serve only to increase the human loss caused by an already historic public health crisis. Read more

Ten Democratic members of Congress from Florida are warning Gov. Ron DeSantis that they have “grave concerns” about the way he’s trying to reopen the state. Read more

Without robust testing, the infected will unknowingly infect others, and subject Florida to continuous economic and health calamities that will ultimately strangle our economy. Read more

Today is National Equal Pay Day, the date that marks how far into the next year a woman must work just to earn the same wages a man earned in the previous year. Read more

I am proud to have voted today to protect our workers, health professionals, small businesses and veterans from this grave health and financial crisis we face. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES, Act, will swiftly bring Americans much-needed relief. Read more

Today, Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chairwoman Judy Chu, Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Karen Bass, and Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Joaquin Castro announced the Census Bureau’s community partners for the 2020 Census. Read more