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DEVELOPING: Donalds Releases Statement On Southwest Florida Victims Of ISIS-Inspired Terrorist Attack In New Orleans

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WASHINGTON – This morning, at approximately 3:15 AM, an ISIS-inspired terrorist rammed-through crowds of New Years revelers in the French Quarter District of New Orleans, Louisiana, and opened fire on innocent Americans. According to reports, at least fifteen people were murdered and thirty-five people were injured. Of the thirty-five injured, at least two have been identified as…

Donalds Bipartisan Bill To Expedite Disaster Relief For Fisheries Advances To President's Desk

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WASHINGTON – This weekend, H.R. 5103 – "The Bipartisan Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act (FISHES) Act," passed the United States Senate with unanimous support and has advanced to the President's desk to be signed into law. "The Bipartisan FISHES Act" is broadly-supported, bipartisan legislation to improve the federal…

Donalds-Endorsed Disaster Tax Relief Bill Signed Into Law: Provides Immediate Tax Relief For Southwest Floridians

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WASHINGTON – After two years of partisan hold-up, Donalds-endorsed H.R. 5863 – "The Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023" has been signed into law by the President. "The Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023" will provide much-needed disaster tax relief to residents of Southwest Florida. Specifically, the legislation will cover victims of 300+…

Donalds Demands Accountability From FEMA Regarding Botched Responses To Hurricanes Helene And Milton

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WASHINGTON – Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) is leading an initiative to demand much-needed answers and accountability regarding FEMA's botched responses to Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. Millions of Americans across the Southeastern United States have wrongly been left-behind due to the overwhelming red-tape of FEMA bureaucracy. As a result, this initiative…

DEVELOPING: Donalds Releases Statement On Collier County Everglades Airboat Crash

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WASHINGTON – This afternoon, at approximately 3:15 PM, two airboats collided in Ochopee, Collier County, south of U.S. 41 East, between mile markers 74 and 75. A total of thirty-three passengers were on-board the two boats. At this time, emergency officials are on-scene and at least sixteen people have been hospitalized. Congressman Byron Donalds…

Water Quality Package Passes House And Advances To President's Desk With Key Donalds Contributions

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives has passed S. 4367 – "The Water Resources Development Act" with a near-unanimous vote of 399-18. "The Water Resources Development Act" authorizes, deauthorizes, and modifies various water resources feasibility studies and projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Projects and studies under S. 4367 purview…

Donalds-Endorsed Disaster Tax Relief Bill Passes United States Senate And Advances To President's Desk

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WASHINGTON – After nearly seven months of partisan hold-up, the U.S. Senate has passed H.R. 5863 – "The Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023" by unanimous voice vote. "The Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023" will provide much-needed disaster tax relief to residents of Southwest Florida. Specifically the legislation will cover victims of 300+…

Donalds Bipartisan Bill To Expedite Disaster Relief For Fisheries Passes House With Broad Support

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives has passed Donalds bill H.R. 5103 – "The Bipartisan Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act (FISHES) Act," by voice vote. "The Bipartisan FISHES Act" is broadly-supported, bipartisan legislation to improve the federal regulatory process associated with the allocation of…

ICYMI: "Congress Can Make The Fed Focus On Inflation: Let The Federal Reserve Do One Thing Well"

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WASHINGTON – Representatives Byron Donalds (R-FL) and French Hill (R-AR) have jointly published the following letter to the editor entitled, "Congress Can Make The Fed Focus On Inflation: Let The Federal Reserve Do One Thing Well" in The Wall Street Journal. The Donalds-Hill letter to the editor outlines the need for the Federal Reserve to end its dual mandate,…

Donalds Bipartisan Bill To Make Government Efficient Again Passes House With Broad Support

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives has passed Donalds bill H.R. 9596 – "The Bipartisan Value Over Cost Act," by voice vote. "The Bipartisan Value Over Cost Act" works to make government efficient again by increasing contractual flexibility and contracting competition, providing clarity for acquisition stakeholders, maximizing the Federal Government’s…