JONATHAN. WE’RE GOING TO SEND IT OVER NOW TO NEWS 6 MORNING ANCHOR JUSTIN WARMOTH FOR THE
WEEKLY.
>> THIS IS THE WEEKLY ON
CLICKORLANDO DOT COM WITH
JUSTIN WARMOTH. GOOD MORNING.
I’M JUSTIN WARMOTH FLORIDA’S
2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS
OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY OVER THE
NEXT 60 DAYS. LAWMAKERS WILL
BE APPROVING THE GOVERNOR’S
BUDGET DEBATING PROPOSED
BILLS.
>> AND FINALIZING THE STATE’S
NEW POLITICAL MAPS THIS
MORNING STATE REPRESENTATIVE
ANNA ESKAMANI IS HERE TO BREAK
DOWN HER PRIORITIES THIS YEAR.
YOUR INITIAL THOUGHTS ABOUT
THIS YEAR AND YOUR PRIORITIES
OVER THE NEXT 60 DAYS.
>> WELL, BASED ON THE
GOVERNOR’S ADDRESS TO BOTH
LEGISLATIVE IT DEFINITELY
SEEMS THAT THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION IS GOING TO BE ONE OF
CULTURE WARS AGAIN, CRT TO
ELECTION SUBVERSION MORE
ELEVATED RHETORIC ABOUT LAW
THE GOVERNOR’S AGENDA. VERY
MUCH FITS INTO A PRESIDENTIAL
PRIMARY PLATFORM. AND WITHOUT
A DOUBT, WE’RE GOING TO BE
NAVIGATING THAT, OF COURSE, ON
DEMOCRATIC TRY TO STEP TO
SOLVING SPEAKING TO MY
PRIORITIES DISTRICT. 47 HAS
BEEN EXPERIENCING FOR YEARS
NOW AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
CRISIS. IT’S ONLY GOTTEN
WORSE, BUT THE PANDEMIC AND
WHETHER IT’S THE SKYROCKETING
PRICES OF RENT OR JUST A LACK
OF SUPPLY WHEN IT COMES
OPTIONS FOR RENTERS AND
HOMEOWNERS. WE KNOW THAT WE
HAVE TO TAKE ACTION AND FULLY
FUNDING FOR HOUSING TRUST FUND
AND LOOKING AT OTHER DIVERSE
SOLUTIONS LIKE DENSITY,
HELPING TO INCREASE SUPPLY AND
QUICK WAYS. I’M LOOKING
TOWARDS CONSUMER PROTECTIONS
IN THE FACE OF SKYROCKETING
RENT AND THEN ALSO PROPERTY
INSURANCE RATES WHICH HAVE NOT
ONLY MADE IT HARDER FOR
HOMEOWNERS TO PAY THEIR BILLS
BUT ARE PASSED OUT TO TENANTS
AND JUST IN TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, OF COURSE, AND I
PROTECTION IS A BIG ONE FOR
US. AND I ALSO AT OUR PUBLIC
WORKERS ARE SEVERELY
UNDERPAID, ESPECIALLY
EDUCATORS. AND WE SEE AN
EXODUS OF TEACH LOU EVENING
THE FIELD AND WE NEED TO AND
SURE THAT WE ARE RETAINING THE
BEST AND BRIGHTEST OF
EDUCATORS THAT WE’RE
RECRUITING MORE TEACHERS AND
MORE SUPPORT STAFF AND PAY
THEM WHAT THEY’RE WORTH. AND
SO ALL OF THAT IS A PART OF
OUR FOCUS INTO THE SECTION.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, AS YOU KNOW,
IT’S NOT YOUR FIRST AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND SOME OF THE ITEMS
THAT YOU DISCUSSED THERE.
WELL, NOT GRAB THE HEADLINES
LIKE GRAB THE ATTENTION OF
FLORIDIANS LIKE CRT DOES LIKE
SOME OF THE PROPOSALS WHEN IT
COMES TO ABORTION I WHICH I
KNOW YOU’RE PASSIONATE ABOUT.
SPEAKING OF ABORTION, I KNOW
THAT’S NOT SURPRISING THAT
THAT WAS FILED BUT WHAT’S YOUR
TAKE ON IT? AND AND WHAT WOULD
YOUR MESSAGE BE TO CENTRAL
FLORIDIANS WATCHING THIS?
>> WELL, JUST IN EUROPE SAY,
RIGHT? YOU KNOW, THE ISSUES
THAT EVERYDAY FOLKS REALLY
CARE ABOUT ARE NOT ALWAYS THE
ONES THAT WRITES THE TOP,
WHICH IS WHY YOU NEED TO ELECT
ADVOCATES THAT ARE WILLING
PLAY DEFENSE WHEN NECESSARY.
BUT ALSO BUILD BRIDGES WHERE
YOU CAN AND TO PURSUE
SOLUTIONS ON THESE REAL-LIFE
PROBLEMS THAT IMPACT EVERY
PERSON, WHETHER YOU’RE
DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN
EVICTION NOTICE DOESN’T AT
LOSING A JOB OR TRYING TO FIND
A BETTER JOB. DOESN’T CARE
ABOUT YOUR PARTY AFFILIATION.
SO WE DO TRY TO FOCUS ON AS
MUCH AS WE CAN ON THIS
EVERYDAY ISSUES SITE. TO YOUR
POINT, THOUGH, ABOUT ABORTION
ACCESS. MANY FOLKS KNOW THAT I
WORKED AT PLANNED PARENTHOOD
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL FLORIDA
BEFORE I RAN FOR OFFICE. AND
SO I WAS ELECTED TO UPHOLD THE
VALUES THAT REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH DECISIONS ARE PERSONAL
AND PRIVATE, ESPECIALLY THOSE
ABOUT YOUR PREGNANCY. AND IT
SHOULD REMAIN BETWEEN A
PERSON, THEIR FAMILY, THEIR
DOCTOR AND THEIR FAITH AND NOT
POLITICIANS. AND ON THE FIRST
DAY OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION, MY
REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES FILED A
15 WEEK ABORTION. THAT WAS A
DIRECT ASSAULT AT THE
PROTECTIONS ESTABLISHED BE A
ROE V WADE AND REFLECTIVE OF
ORAL ARGUMENTS THAT THE SPENT
THE SPRING STATES HEARD IN
DECEMBER. SO WE ARE READY. WE
HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
MOMENT. WE KNOW THAT
REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN INSPIRED
BY SENATE BILL 8 IN TEXAS, THE
SIX-WEEK AND THAT THEIR PLAN
IS ALONG THAT SAME PATH. AND
SO FLORIDIANS HAVE A RIGHT TO
PRIVACY IN OUR STATE
CONSTITUTION, WHICH THEY HAVE
UPHELD MULTIPLE TIMES. SO
WE’RE GOING TO BE AMPLIFIED
THE VOICES OF DIRECTLY
IMPACTED PEOPLE AND PUSH BACK
AGAINST THIS RHETORIC THAT 15
WEEK BAN IS MODERATE, WHICH
WHAT LIGHT CAN SORT OF
COLLEAGUES WANT US TO BELIEVE.
THE BILL ITSELF IS NOT EVEN
NAMES AND ABORTION BAD. IT’S
THE BIT THE TITLE REFERENCES
THAT MORTALITY. AND SO YOU THE
FACT THAT MY REPUBLICAN
COLLEAGUES STARTING WANT TO
SAY WHAT IT IS, I THINK ALSO
TELLS ME THIS IS NOT A POPULAR
SUBJECT THEM TO BE PURSUING
AND WE’RE EVERYTHING WE CAN TO
STOP IT IN THE LEGISLATURE AND
CARRY THAT SAME ENERGY WITH US
INTO THE ELECTION CYCLE. WHAT
CAN YOU DO, THOUGH? IT’S A
FAIR QUESTION. YOU KNOW, WHEN
IT COMES TO PARTISAN
BREAKDOWN, WE JUST DON’T HAVE
THE NUMBERS. AND WE HAVE TO
FOCUS ON VALUES BECAUSE I I
DON’T LOOK AT ABORTION ACCESS
AS A PARTISAN ISSUE. IN FACT,
IN MANATEE COUNTY HERE IN
FLORIDA, THERE WAS AN EFFORT
AT A LOCAL LEVEL TO BAN
ABORTION AND ONE OF THE
REPUBLICAN COMMISSIONER SAID
I’M APPROACH PLACE REPUBLICAN
WOMAN. I’M NOT VOTING FOR
THIS. AND SO THE REALITY IS
THAT ONE IN 4 AMERICAN WOMEN
HAD ABORTION THIS COUNTRY. AND
THAT INCLUDES FOLKS OF EVERY
POLITICAL PERSUASION. SO I I
THINK WHEN YOU WHEN YOU REALLY
CONNECT WITH YOUR VOTERS AND
YOU EVEN CONNECT WITH SOME OF
OUR LAWMAKERS THAT DON’T LIVE
IN THE HYPER PARTISAN SEATS
THAT THERE’S UNDERSTANDING
THAT THIS HAS GONE TOO FAR.
AND FLORIDA ALREADY HAS AN
ABORTION RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE
TO HIGHLY REGULATED MEDICAL
PROCEDURE. IF THIS BAN WERE TO
BECOME LAW AND REALLY WERE TO
BE OVERTURNED IF YOU NEEDED TO
ACCESS ABORTION BEYOND 15
WEEKS FOR WHATEVER PERSONAL
SITUATION, FIND YOURSELF IN
YOUR CLOSEST 8 WOULD BE NORTH
CAROLINA AND NORTH CAROLINA
HAS A 72 HOUR WAITING, PERIOD.
SO YOU WOULD NOT EVEN BE ABLE
TO MAKE THAT A DAY TRIP. YOU
HAVE TO STAY NORTH CAROLINA
FOR DAYS. SO TELLING THAT
STORY. I THINK IT’S REALLY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT JUST
HELPS TO AMPLIFY. BUT THE KIND
OF DAMAGE THAT YOU’RE WHEN YOU
PURSUE THIS TYPE OF
POLITICALLY MOTIVATED AGENDA.
AND THEN I DON’T KNOW IF YOU
CAN TOUCH ON THIS, BUT THERE
THERE’S BEEN TALK ABOUT.
>> YES, IF ROE V WADE
OVERTURNED AND SOMEONE STILL
PURSUES AN ABORTION. IT MUCH
MORE DANGEROUS AND THE TRACK
DOWN EFFECT THERE IS IS A
WHOLE NOTHER THING. CORRECT? I
MEAN, LET’S BE
>> REAL ABOUT THIS ABORTION
BANS AND PACKED EVERY TYPE OF
PERCENT. BUT THOSE WHO DON’T
HAVE MONEY, THOSE ARE PEOPLE
OF COLOR. THOSE WHO DON’T
SPEAK ENGLISH HAVE
DISABILITIES ARE UNDOCUMENTED.
THEY’RE GOING FACE. THE
DEEPEST CHALLENGE IS TO MAKE
THIS PERSONAL MEDICAL
DECISION. THEY’RE NOT HAVING
BUILD A TRAVEL. NORTH CAROLINA
AND OTHER STATES AND THEY MAY
VERY WELL TURN TO UNSAFE AND
DANGEROUS MEANS. AND WE’RE
ALSO LOCKING PEOPLE INTO
POVERTY. YOU KNOW, THEY DO
DECIDE TO BECOME PARENTS AT A
TIME OR THEY DON’T FEEL LIKE
THEY’RE READY BECAUSE OF THEIR
LIMITED OPTIONS, THEN THERE IS
A GREAT BODY RESEARCH
INDICATES THAT WE’RE LOCKING
THE SPOKES INTO POVERTY AND
THE INFANT MORTALITY RATES ARE
DANGEROUS. AND SO IF WE REALLY
DO CARE ABOUT HEALTHY
FAMILIES, I’VE ACTUALLY FILED
SEVERAL BILLS, INCLUDING
ELIMINATING FLORIDA’S TAX ON
DIAPERS. WE’VE ALSO SPONSOR
LEGISLATION TO PUT INTO PLACE
COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH
EDUCATION. SO THESE ARE 2
POSSIBLE PROPOSAL. IS NOT ONLY
SUPPORT AND EMPOWER
INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE HEALTHY
DECISIONS, BUT THEY’RE
BIPARTISAN NATURE. I MEAN,
AGAIN OR DIAPER THIS IS
SOMETHING IMPACTS EVERY FAMILY
IN FLORIDA. AND YOU’RE MAKING
IT EASIER TO BECOME SAME THING
IF WE WERE TO PLEDGE TO PLACE
ACCESS TO CHILDCARE. SO I
REALLY DO ENCOURAGE MY &
COLLEAGUES. YOU WANT TO REDUCE &
COLLEAGUES. YOU WANT TO REDUCE THE RATE OF ABORTION. WE HAVE SOLUTIONS TO DO THAT. BUT
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS LESS
ABOUT ACTUALLY GOOD POLICY AND
MORE ABOUT POLITICAL AGENDA.
COMING UP, REPRESENTATIVE
ESKAMANI. WE’LL GO OVER SOME
OF THE BIPARTISAN BILLS THAT
SHE’S FILED THAT SHE THINKS
WILL PASS OVER THE NEXT 2
MONTHS. STAY WITH US
METEOROLOGISTS JONATHAN KEGGES. THIS IS NEWS 6 AT 06:00AM GETTING RESULTS.
>> THIS IS THE WEEKLY ON
CLICKORLANDO DOT COM WITH
JUSTIN WARMOTH. WELCOME BACK.
OUR TOPIC THIS MORNING,
FLORIDA’S LEGISLATIVE SESSION
AND SOME OF THE KEY ITEMS
LAWMAKERS WILL BE DEBATING
OVER THE NEXT 2 MONTHS. STATE
REPRESENTATIVE ANNA ESKAMANI
IS BACK NOW.
>> TO EXPLAIN SOME BIPARTISAN
BILLS SHE HOPES WILL MAKE A
DIFFERENCE FOR ALL FLORIDIANS.
>> WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME
BIPARTISAN BILLS THAT WE HAVE
FILED IN IN DISTRICT. 47 SO I
MENTIONED ARE THAT ARE TAX
BILL, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT
WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET
DONE FOR I SERVE AS THE
RANKING MEMBER AND WAYS AND
MEANS AND SO WORKING VERY
CLOSELY WITH MIKE’S CHAIRMAN
BOBBY PAIN AND TRYING TO GET
THIS BILL AGENDA. IT ONLY HAS
2 COMMITTEE STOPS AND WOULD
ELIMINATE THE SALES TAX ON
DIAPERS AND WORKING VERY
CLOSELY WITH OUR NATIONAL AND
LOCAL DIAPER BANKS TO GET THIS
REAL ON ANOTHER PIECE OF
POLICY. I WORKED WITH AN
ORGANIZATION CALLED MAKE US
VISIBLE. FLORIDA AND THIS IS
AN ORGANIZATION LED BY ASIAN
AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER
COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN AN EFFORT
TO INTEGRATE A FLORIDA
SCHOOLS, EDUCATIONAL
CURRICULUM AROUND THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE AP I
COMMUNITY HERE IN FLORIDA AND
THIS IS A BIPARTISAN BILL
ALREADY SECURED 2 REPUBLICAN
CO-SPONSORS INCLUDING
REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT PLAYED
SEMINOLE COUNTY BECAUSE,
AGAIN, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT
REALLY DOES TRANSCEND
PARTISANSHIP. AND IT FOCUSES
ON NOT ONLY EDUCATING OUR
STUDENTS ON THE DIVERSITY OF
FLORIDA, HOPEFULLY WILL HELP
COMBAT THE RISE OF HATE CRIMES
PERPETUATED TOWARDS AP. I
COMMUNITIES SO THESE ARE 2
PRIORITY BILLS FOR SO WE’RE
VERY EXCITED ABOUT ALL
SUPPORTS LEGISLATION ON ENERGY
LEGISLATION TO REDUCE DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE SAID, I HAVE
CONTINUED OUR PUSH FOR ARTS
AND CULTURE FUNDING WHICH
WE’VE BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE AND
NOT ONLY RESTORING THAT
FUNDING BUT INCREASING EVERY
YEAR. SO WE’RE GOING TO BE
WORKING WITH THE CHAIRMAN OUR
BUDGET COMMITTEE ON AND THOSE
EFFORTS ALONGSIDE SEVERAL
LOCAL PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO
BRING FUNDING BACK TO THE
DISTRICT.
>> NO BIG PRIORITY OVER THE
FOR YOU OVER THE LAST COUPLE
OF YEARS SINCE THE PANDEMIC
HIT WAS THE UNEMPLOYMENT
WEBSITE AND HELPING PEOPLE
SECURE THEIR BENEFITS. HAS
THERE BEEN ANY TALK? WHAT CAN
TELL US ABOUT FIXING THAT
SYSTEM? I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE
BEEN PROMISES THAT HAVE BEEN
MADE. IS THAT A
>> SO RIGHT NOW PROBLEMS WITH
THE UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM HAVE
CONTINUED. IN THOUGH, MAJORITY
FLORIDIANS HAVE GONE BACK TO
WORK. WE STILL ARE WORKING
WITH INDIVIDUALS FROM MISSING
WEEKS, IF NOT MONTHS OF
BENEFITS FROM 21. AND EVEN
LATE 2020. SO WE’RE CONSTANTLY
WORKING FOR AND SECURE THOSE
BENEFITS FOR THEM. AND RIGHT
NOW, THERE ARE STILL ISSUES
WITH THE WEBSITE AS WELL. 40
ENDS WHO ARE ON UNEMPLOYMENT
AT SOME POINT LAST YEAR ALONG
AND TO ACCESS THEIR TAX
DOCUMENTS AND THEY CAN. SO
LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION,
MONEY WAS ALLOCATED TO UPGRADE
THE CONNECT WEBSITE AND MOVING
INTO A CLOUD-BASED IF YOU TALK
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY, THEY’LL TELL YOU
THAT FRAUD SLOW DOWN THEIR
EFFORTS TO DO AND SO WE’RE
CONTINUOUSLY PUTTING PRESSURE
ON THAT UPGRADE. THERE IS OPEN
BID PROCESS RIGHT NOW HIGHER
THE VENDOR AND GET THIS IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION. I WILL ADD
ANOTHER POKE WAITING FOR DEO
TO LAUNCH IS MORTGAGE
ASSISTANCE. THE AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN PROVIDED FUNDING
TO STATES FOR MORTGAGE
ASSISTANCE AND HAS NOT ROLLED
THAT OUT TO THE BETTER PUBLIC
AT A PILOTING IT. SO WE’RE
ALSO TRYING TO GET THOSE
RESOURCES OUT OF FLORIDA
FAMILIES. AND THEN RIGHT NOW,
OUR FLORIDA PROGRAM, WHICH IS
FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND
UTILITY ASSISTANCE MOVING
TOWARDS OPENING UP ROUND 2 OF
FUNDING. SO THESE ARE ALL VERY
IMPORTANT CONSTITUENT SERVICES
ALONGSIDE OUR EFFORTS TO
SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES
THROUGH THEIR OFFICE. PIRATES
HIGH SAYS, AND WE’RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO PUT THE PRESSURE
UNTIL THE SERVICE IS ACTUALLY
WORK FOR THE PEOPLE THEM TO
FUNCTION. IT’S A IT’S
CERTAINLY GOING TO BE A BUSY
SESSION ANOTHER THING THAT
WILL BE DISCUSSED,
REDISTRICTING, OF COURSE,
WHICH IS SO PARAMOUNT.
>> WHEN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT
AND WHAT YOU’LL BE LOOKING FOR
AS THOSE TALKS GET UNDERWAY.
>> WELL, AS A REMINDER, EVERY
10 YEARS THE U.S. CENSUS,
EVERY STATE HOUSE SEAT, EVERY
STATE SENATE SEATS IN EVERY
CONGRESSIONAL SEAT ARE REDRAWN
BY YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS LIKE
YOU’RE A MINISTER POLITY SEE
FOR DRAWN TO BELIEVE BY LOCAL
CANVASSING BOARDS. SO THIS IS
A VERY IMPORTANT TIME FOR
FLORIDA VOTERS TO BE ENGAGED
BECAUSE THIS WILL DETERMINE
WHAT REPRESENTATION LOOKS
LIKE. WHAT SHORE A DISTRICT
LINES WILL BE GOING INTO 2022.
THIS IS SO THE PROCESS IS
MOVING VERY FAST. JUSTIN, IN
BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE
HAVE ALREADY APPROVED THEIR
BASELINE I SUSPECT THERE WILL
BE AMENDMENTS PRESENTED BY THE
DEMOCRATIC BECAUSE 70’S MAPS
ARE CONCERNING WHEN IT COMES
TO THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL
GUIDELINES BEING FOLLOWED.
TWITCH FLORIDA VOTERS APPROVED
THEIR DISTRICTS AMENDMENTS
ABOUT A DECADE AGO. AND OF
COURSE, THE FLORIDA
LEGISLATURE TO NOT ABIDE BY
THOSE AMENDMENTS. LAST GO
AROUND DURING THIS PROCESS.
CENTRAL FLORIDA’S GETTING
ADDITIONAL CONGRESSIONAL SEAT
AND BASED ON THE MAPS IN FRONT
OF US NOW, IT DOES WHAT
NATIONAL STAGE THEY TO STILL
SHIPPED BUT OUR OUR SOMEWHAT
SIMILAR. AND I DO ENCOURAGE
FOLKS TO VISIT FLORIDA.
REDISTRICTING DOT GOV. WE’RE
ACTUALLY ABLE TO LOOK AT THESE
MAPS YOURSELF TO BE A PART OF
THE PROCESS. I KNOW THAT
THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF TALKING
AND
>> UPSET FOLKS ABOUT THE LACK
OF PUBLIC INPUT THAT
REDISTRICTING HAS NO PUBLIC
COMMENT. AND IF THERE IS
PUBLIC IT’S LAST-MINUTE PEOPLE
CAN’T MAKE IT MAKE IT, YOU
KNOW, ARRANGEMENTS TO GET
THERE. WHAT HAVE YOU THAT
TRANSPARENCY BEHIND
REDISTRICTING IS SOMETHING
THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE PUSH FOR.
BUT IS THERE SOMETHING THAT
THAT LAWMAKERS CAN DO TO MAKE
THAT MORE TRANSPARENT?
>> ABSOLUTELY. JUST AND YOU
KNOW, WE WERE PART OF A A
COALITION OF LAWMAKERS WHO MAY
BE ASKED FOR THERE TO BE
COUNTY BY COUNTY MEETINGS AND
LOCAL TOWN HALLS HOSTED WHICH
WAS THE CASE 10 YEARS AGO. AND
ALSO I HAVE SIGNED ON TO THE
FAIR DISTRICTS PLEDGE AND PUSH
FOR OTHER LAWMAKERS TO DO THE
SAME. UNFORTUNATELY,
REPUBLICAN CHAIRS JUST
REJECTED THE NOTION
COMPLETELY. AND YOU’RE RIGHT.
IF YOU WANT TO TESTIFY ON ANY
OF THESE MAPS TO HAVE TO COME
TO TALLAHASSEE, WHICH OF
COURSE, IS GOING TO BE A
BURDEN A BARRIER, ESPECIALLY
FOR THOSE OF US IN CENTRAL
FLORIDA. LITTLE OF THOSE IN
MIAMI AND SOUTH FLORIDA. AND
THIS PROCESS WAS ONLY DESIGNED
TO BE ACCESSIBLE, BUT I REALLY
DO THINK IT’S REPUBLICAN
COLLEAGUES TRYING TO AVOID
LITIGATION AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
BY NOT CREATING AVENUES OF
CONVERSATION. WE’RE NOT
CREATING AVENUES FOR MORE
QUESTIONING AND SO THAT’S WHY
IT’S IMPORTANT FOR LAWMAKERS
LIKE MYSELF UP TO, YOU KNOW,
HOLD THAT RESPONSIBILITY. AND
I DON’T SERVE REDISTRICTING
COMMITTEES. BUT WHEN THESE
MAPS COME TO THE HOUSE FLOOR
OR TO BE READY TO ASK THE
TOUGH QUESTIONS AND MAKE SURE
THAT EVERY COMMUNITY IS FAIRLY
REPRESENTED IN THESE MAPS ARE
CONSTITUTIONAL.
>> WHEN AND WITH THIS WHAT
MAKES YOU OPTIMISTIC ABOUT
SESSION THIS YEAR? AND AND
WHAT MAKES OPTIMISTIC ABOUT
FLORIDA’S FUTURE.
>> I’M ALWAYS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT
FLORIDA’S TEACHER. THEY THINK
IT’S GOTTEN JUST BEING A
FLORIDA GIRL. I WAS BORN AND
RAISED ORLANDO. AND SO I HAVE
A LOT OF HOPE FOR OUR FUTURE
AND YOUR POTENTIAL. DESPITE
THE THERE ARE STILL MOMENTS
WHERE WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND
AGREE ON ISSUES AROUND THE
ENVIRONMENTS WHERE WE WANT TO
HOLD POLLUTERS ACCOUNTABLE. I
TALK A LOT ACCOUNTABILITY AND
OUR CORPORATE TAX SYSTEM. AND
I FIND THAT WHENEVER I AM
BRAVE ENOUGH TO CHALLENGE A
CORPORATION, OUR CHALLENGE,
YOU KNOW, ELECTIONS TEAM THAT
LOOKS LIKE FPL IS FUNDING
CANDIDATES IN 3 DIFFERENT
RACES THAT I AM SURROUNDED BY
PEOPLE THAT AGREE. AND FOLKS,
EVERY POLITICAL PERSUASION
THAT THANK ME FOR BEING BRAVE
ENOUGH TO MAKE THOSE THE FACT
THAT FLORIDIANS ARE HUNGRY FOR
AUTHENTICITY, THEY REALLY WANT
TO SEE ELECTED OFFICIALS FIGHT
FOR THEM. CONTINUES TO GIVE ME
A LOT OF HOPE AND THE FACT
THAT WE CAN FIND SOMETHING AND
SOME OF THE MOST DIRE
SITUATIONS YOU EVEN DURING THE
PANDEMIC FOLKS WERE GIVING
GIVING FOR ONE ANOTHER. AND MY
OFFICE IS HOSTED SO MANY
SUPPLY DRIVES OR FOOD BANKS
AND DIFFERENT COMMUNITY
SERVICE EVENTS. AND THE
TURNOUT IS ALWAYS SO STRONG.
SO I THINK IT’S GIVING NATURE
OF FLORIDIANS THAT ME HOPE AND
THAT FACT THAT EACH ONE OF US
WANT A BETTER FUTURE FOR
OURSELVES, OUR FAMILIES. AND
AND SOMEWHERE IN THAT MIX, WE
CAN FIND A COMMONALITY OF WHAT
THAT LOOKS LIKE. AND MY THANKS
CAN FIND A COMMONALITY OF WHAT
THAT LOOKS LIKE. AND MY THANKS
TO REPRESENTATIVE ESKAMANI FOR TAKING THE TIME THIS WEEK. FOR MORE ON FLORIDA’S LEGISLATIVE
SESSION, INCLUDING WHAT’S
INCLUDED IN THE GOVERNOR’S
99.7 BILLION DOLLARS PROPOSED
BUDGET.
>> JUST HEAD TO CLICK ORLANDO
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