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Donalds Partners With Local Leaders To Provide Food And Assistance To 400+ Southwest Florida Families In Need

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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) partnered with members of the Community Cooperative Soup Kitchen, the Popeyes Foundation, Popeyes franchisees, and community leaders to provide food and assistance to 400 Southwest Florida families in need. Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) released the following statement: "What really matters is putting the American…

Donalds Meets With Lee County Officials At Emergency Operations Center As Hurricane Season 2025 Progresses

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FORT MYERS, Fla. – As Hurricane Season 2025 bears down on the Sunshine State, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) met with Lee County officials in Fort Myers for a site-visit of recent upgrades to Lee County’s Emergency Operations Center. The upgraded facility has been designed to meet the growing population of Lee County, and brings together key critical services under one roof…

Donalds Announces 2025 Service Academy Nomination Applications Due Friday October 10th

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NAPLES, Fla. – Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) has released the following information announcing the 2025 Service Academy Nomination Application Window for constituents of Florida's 19th Congressional District. BACKGROUND: The honor of attending a service academy comes with the obligation and commitment to serve in the military for a minimum of five years upon…

Donalds Stands With ICE: Meets With Local Agents Stationed In Fort Myers

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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) met with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and officials stationed in Fort Myers to discuss their operations throughout the Southwest Florida region and to thank them for their work to keep the Sunshine State safe. Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) released the following statement: "The American people…

Illegal Alien With California Driver's License Kills Three Americans In St. Lucie County: Donalds Demands Justice

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WASHINGTON – Days ago in St. Lucie County, an illegal alien killed three Americans near mile marker 171 on the Florida Turnpike. Twenty-eight year old Indian national, Harjinder Singh obtained a commercial driver’s license from the State of California despite illegally entering and residing in the United States. Last week, he attempted an illegal U-turn on the Florida…

Donalds Stands For Justice: Demands Nicolás Maduro Is Held Accountable For His Despicable Crimes

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WASHINGTON – The United States Department of Justice and the United States Department of State have officially increased the reward for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Nicolás Maduro. The new offer stands at "up to $50 million." For over a decade, Maduro has led Cartel de los Soles, which is responsible for trafficking drugs into the United States.…

NEW POLL: 90% Agree With Donalds Bill To Help Make DC Safe Again

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WASHINGTON – On Friday, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) reintroduced common sense legislation to help make our nation's capital safe again for all Americans. H.R. 4922 – The D.C. Criminal Reform to Immediately Make Everyone Safer (D.C. CRIMES) Act" is the 19th piece of legislation proposed by Congressman Donalds during the 119th Congress and…

Donalds Stands With President Trump And Cabinet Officials: Work To Make Our Nation's Capital Safe Again Begins

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WASHINGTON – This morning, President Donald Trump took sweeping action to make our nation's capital safe again. President Trump first signed a Presidential Memorandum to restore law and order in the District of Columbia. The Memorandum directs Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to mobilize the D.C. National Guard to address the epidemic of crime in our nation’s…

Donalds Releases Statement On The Passing Of Conservative Colombian Presidential Candidate Miguel Uribe

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WASHINGTON – Conservative Colombian Senator and Presidential Candidate Miguel Uribe has passed away after months of battling gunshot wounds suffered during an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in the nation's capital of Bogotá. According to reports, the 39 year-old passed away this morning after having spent nine weeks in the hospital undergoing multiple…

Donalds Leads Effort To Make Our Nation's Capital Safe Again

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WASHINGTON – This morning, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) reintroduced legislation to make our nation's capital safe again for all Americans. The "D.C. Criminal Reform to Immediately Make Everyone Safer (D.C. CRIMES) Act" is the 19th piece of legislation proposed by Congressman Donalds during the 119th Congress and asserts Congressional control…