Press Releases
ORLANDO, FL – Yesterday, Rep. Demings’ resolution calling for increased diversity in American media was reviewed and passed by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, bringing it one step closer to law.
ORLANDO, FL – Today Rep. Val Demings (FL-10) commented on U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman’s resignation following personal and professional retaliation from the President of the United States.
Demings, Murphy, Soto Announce $3.5 Million in Anti-Terrorism Funding
ORLANDO, FL – Today Reps. Demings, Soto, and Murphy announced that Orlando will again be the recipient of a major terror-prevention and preparedness grant under the Department of Homeland Security’s Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI). This year’s award follows a new methodology and will total $3.5 million. The predicted grant range for Orlando was $2.8-$3.5 million.
ORLANDO, FL – Today, Rep. Val Demings (FL-10) helped introduce new legislation to enable Congress to independently enforce subpoenas and other Congressional actions by directly levying penalties against people who refuse to comply.
ORLANDO, FL – Today, Reps. Val Demings, Darren Soto, and Stephanie Murphy released the following statements after the passage of H.R. 3094, legislation that designates the Pulse Nightclub as a National Memorial Site:
ORLANDO, FL – Rep. Demings released the following statement on Attorney General Bill Barr’s attempt to expel Geoffrey S. Berman, United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, who is leading investigations into the president and his allies.
ORLANDO, FL – Rep. Demings gave the following comment after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was arbitrary and capricious.
ORLANDO, FL – Rep. Demings released this statement following the President’s signing of a new executive order on policing:
ORLANDO, FL – Rep. Demings said the following after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that sex discrimination employment laws apply to LGBTQ+ Americans:
ORLANDO, FL – Rep. Demings (FL-10) today released the following statement. The Pulse nightclub is in Rep. Demings’ congressional district in Orlando.