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ORLANDO, FL – Today, Rep. Val Demings (FL-10) commented on the Supreme Court’s ruling on President Trump’s discriminatory Muslim ban.
ORLANDO, FL – Today, Rep. Val Demings (FL-10) announced that Orlando International Airport (OIA) will be allocated 18 new, permanent Customs and Border Protection Officers by the end of 2018, including three arriving this summer. This is the first significant and permanent staffing increase since 2009, even as OIA’s international passenger load has grown by 89%.
Tomorrow, June 23rd, Rep. Val Demings (FL-10) will join Rep. Filemon Vela (TX-34) Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), and members of the Democratic Women’s Working Group to visit three immigration facilities in Texas:
Today, Rep. Val Demings (FL-10) joined her colleagues to introduce the Keep Families Together Act.
Today, Rep. Val Demings (FL-10) made the following statement on the Congressional Baseball Shooting, which took place one year ago today. Four people were shot, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and Capitol Police Officer Crystal Griner, and two others injured.
ORLANDO, FL – Yesterday, Rep. Val Demings (FL-10), Senator Nelson, Senator Rubio, Rep. Soto, and Rep. Murphy called on Customs and Border Protection to suspend proposed transfers of safety officers away from Port Canaveral and the Orlando Port Area, which includes the Orlando International Airport.
Today, Rep. Val Demings (FL-10) made the following statement on the Pulse Nightclub shooting, which took place in the 10th District two years ago today. The club, an LGBTQ sanctuary, was hosting its “Latin Night” when 49 people were killed and 53 wounded. At the time, it was the worst terrorist attack in the U.S.
Yesterday, the House Committee on Homeland Security passed a measure introduced by Rep. Val Demings (FL-10), which would prohibit the purchase of firearms for teachers with anti-terror funding. Specifically, it would block the use of State Homeland Security Grant Program and Urban Area Security Initiative Program grants to purchase firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories for any purpose.
This week, Rep. Demings introduced the bipartisan ‘Defend Against Russian Disinformation Act.’ Today, the House of Representatives voted to include two provisions from that bill as bipartisan amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Rep. Demings Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Counter Russian Election Interference