WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) issued the following statement on the newly released January Consumer Price Index. “When Joe Biden took office in January of 2021, inflation in America was just 1.4 percent. Today’s newly released January 2023 Consumer Price Index lists inflation in America at 6.4 percent, exceeding the expectations of economists. Core… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congressman Byron Donalds (FL-19) reintroduced H.R. 1008, the Combat Harmful Algal Blooms Act, which allows for the inclusion of ‘algal blooms’ to the applicability of Major Disaster Declarations to preserve vital marine ecosystems. “Water is Florida’s most important natural resource and serves as the heart & soul of Southwest… Read more »

FORT MYERS, FLA. - Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) issued the following statement expressing his condolences following the passing of Fort Myers Police Chief Derrick Diggs. "Erika and I join the entire Southwest Florida community in mourning the untimely passing of Chief Diggs. Throughout his more than four-decade-long exemplary career in law enforcement, Chief Diggs epitomized… Read more »

BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. – Today, Congressman Byron Donalds (FL-19) released the following information announcing an in-person Town Hall event in Bonita Springs, Florida. Rep. Donalds is hosting this Town Hall to offer Bonita Springs and the entire Southwest Florida community an update on legislative matters occurring on Capitol Hill. Town Hall attendees will ask questions, share… Read more »

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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Donalds issued the following statement on his introduction of the bipartisan H.R.873––the Water Quality & Environmental Innovation Act. The bill seeks to repurpose unused federal dollars to fund innovative projects that utilize emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, robotics, eDNA, aquatic muck harvesting, etc. These… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) joined House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Congressman French Hill (R-AR) for the reintroduction of the International Nuclear Energy Financing Act. This legislation, first introduced in 2021, would bring back financing for nuclear power at the World Bank and other international financial… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) announced his assignment to the House Financial Services Committee’s Republican ESG Working Group. The working group will combat the threat to our capital markets posed by those on the far-left pushing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) proposals. “As the far-left continues their march through our institutions,… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) issued the following statement after voting for legislation to terminate the COVID-19 national emergency that was declared on March 13, 2020. “Newsflash America, the pandemic is over. After three long and arduous years of unprecedented government overreach, House Republicans voted to officially bring the COVID-19… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) issued the following statement after voting for legislation to require federal employees to return to in-person work with pre-pandemic telework policies. “With the pandemic officially over, it only makes sense that the federal government’s telework policies revert to pre-pandemic operations. It’s not often that DC… Read more »