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June 08, 2026
— Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) and Senator Richard Blumenthal introduced the Right To Record Act, legislation that would protect individuals’ First Amendment Rights while engaging with ICE agents and federal law enforcement officers - giving citizens an opportunity for civil compensation if these rights are infringed upon. As protests and public demonstrations continue outside New Jersey’s Delaney Hall detention facility, there are reports of agents harassing journalists, … Continue Reading
May 26, 2026Watch the full press conference here SOUTH FLORIDA — Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) released the following statement after a state-approved visit to ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ amid recent reports that the facility is expected to close. In a statement, Rep. Frost says: “Today, I visited ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to conduct oversight and seek answers about the future of this facility, the conditions people are currently being held in, and where detainees may be transferred if the f… Continue Reading
May 22, 2026— Congressman Maxwell Frost announced today that several key transportation and infrastructure priorities for Central Florida were advanced as part of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s ongoing surface transportation reauthorization process. During the committee markup, Congressman Frost successfully advanced his bipartisan Safer Rail Crossing Act, legislation aimed at improving safety at railway crossings and reducing preventable accidents in communities impacted by freigh… Continue Reading
March 10, 2025
_ Several members of the Congressional Black Caucus walked out of President Donald Trump’s address to Congress Tuesday or boycotted the speech altogether. “There's a MAGA fest, a MAGA rally going on in the House chambers,’’ Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, said soon after leaving the chamber as Trump delivered his speech. “I knew what was next in the lineup of (his) greatest hits. I didn't need to sit there.” Clarke and some other caucus members who lef… Continue Reading
March 10, 2025Alex Jimenez of Winter Park, a 65-year-old corporate vice president, might look the part of a moderate suburban Democrat open to a bipartisan message in the Trump era. But Jimenez is in no such mood. “WAKE UP DEMOCRATS!” he wrote in a recent letter to the Orlando Sentinel. “The clock is ticking. … Get to work!!” Jimenez, who considers himself center-left, is “extremely disappointed with Democrats at the moment,” he said. “‘Rudderless’ is the word I think of in describing the party, while Repu… Continue Reading
March 05, 2025—Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost walked out of President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress on Tuesday night. Frost revealed a "No Kings Live Here" T-shirt under his jacket as he walked out. In a statement, Frost said: "Donald Trump is many things - a liar, a grifter, a wanna-be-dictator - but no matter how hard he tries and how many Republicans in Congress bend the knee and kiss the ring: he will never be king. "Tonight, the American people saw a desperate liar stand in front of a podium a… Continue Reading
December 17, 2023
My mother, a special education teacher of 37 years, raised me to appreciate what school can be: a place where, with supportive and inspiring instruction, young people can learn a-nd grow into their best selves. Reading is a critical part of that education. But in Florida, with a teacher vacancy crisis, average SAT scores dropping to almost dead last in the nation, and curriculum under attack, our schools have instead become a frontline for politics, not learning. Florida’s law allowing anyone t… Continue Reading
November 07, 2023In 2021, I was a 24-year-old, working class Afro-Latino without millions in the bank — or, really, any money in the bank; without the significant political connections or traditional office experiences that make someone “qualified” to run for office. Everyone counted me out. In Florida of all places — a state where our neofascist governor has stripped people of their reproductive rights, banned books, championed the infamous “Don’t Say Gay” law, and taken great pride in targeting minorities and… Continue Reading