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Rep. Maxwell Frost introduces bill to expand and redesign the public bus transit across the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C — Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost introduced the Faster Buses Better Futures Act on Tuesday. The act aims to modernize bus systems across the United States through new grant programs. The legislation seeks to encourage cities to improve bus access and enhance commutes by creating grant programs that support bus system redesigns and increased ridership. “Getting to work, school, or a doctor’s appointment without a car shouldn’t be impossible,” said Congressman Maxwell … Continue Reading
July 11, 2025
WATCH: Rep. Frost introduces bills to fight excessive rental fees, ban credit screening for tenants
ORLANDO, Fla. - Symphony Betters knows all too well the kinds of fees that can come with renting a place to live. The downtown Orlando resident said she got an apartment for $1,600 a month, but once fees were added, the price was far higher. “I wanted to stay before $1,800, but unfortunately, I was above $1,800 after the fees,” Betters said. We asked News 6’s social media followers what kind of fees they pay on top of their rent. People complained about pet fees, parking fees, trash valet … Continue Reading
June 18, 2025
Maxwell Frost introduces legislation to make ICE more accountable
Central Florida Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost on Wednesday introduced federal legislation that would strengthen public accountability of all Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities. Frost argued that ICE agents are abusing the rule of law, skirting due process, and targeting nonviolent working people. His bill — called the Stop Unlawful Detention and End Mistreatment Act — would require all ICE-operated and affiliated facilities to publicly list all individuals who are … Continue Reading
June 18, 2025
U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost Tours Central Florida TRACON and Orlando ATCT
On May 29, U.S. Representative Maxwell Frost (Fla.-10) visited the Central Florida TRACON (F11) and Orlando ATCT (MCO). He was accompanied by his District Director Jason Henry and his Press Secretary Kelsey Watts. F11 Local President Oscar Ortiz, Ashley Olsen (F11), and MCO Local President Jeremy Heinback facilitated the visit. Doug Lowe, the Regional Vice President of PASS (Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO) Region II, was also present to provide input. During the visit, Rep. … Continue Reading
June 01, 2025
Why Maxwell Frost Wants Democrats to “Get Caught Fighting”
On a sunny afternoon in early February, two dozen Democratic representatives, clutching smartphones and talking points, converged on the Treasury Department’s public entrance in downtown Washington, DC. For weeks, a strike force from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, loosely vetted and barely old enough to vote, had swarmed federal buildings with a mandate to dismantle the government’s core institutions and bend what was left to their whims. They had threatened career … Continue Reading
April 23, 2025
Why young people still have political power: An interview with Maxwell Frost and Eunisses Hernandez
The current Congress of the United States stands as the third oldest Congress since 1780. Although the age of politicians has not been decreasing, younger voters are still finding ways to stay involved in the conversation. Following the 2024 election cycle, politicians and activists began organizing grassroots movements to push back against the Trump administration. One example is the “Fighting Oligarchy” tour spearheaded by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. … Continue Reading
April 22, 2025
More Democratic lawmakers visit El Salvador to see Abrego Garcia, wrongly deported by Trump administration
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Four House Democrats have traveled to El Salvador to call attention to the plight of a man the Trump administration deported to a Salvadoran prison and has refused to help return — even after the Supreme Court ruled that it was the government's duty to do so. Reps. Yassamin Ansari of Arizona, Maxine Dexter of Oregon, Maxwell Frost of Florida and Robert Garcia of California arrived Sunday in the Central American nation to investigate the condition of Kilmar … Continue Reading
March 26, 2025
AARP Florida Thanks Representative Maxwell Frost for Championing Financial Relief for Family Caregivers Through Co-Sponsorship of the Credit for Caring Act
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - AARP Florida commends the reintroduction of the Credit for Caring Act, legislation that would provide financial relief to eligible working family caregivers. The bill, co-sponsored by Representative Maxwell Frost, offers up to a $5,000 nonrefundable federal tax credit to help offset caregiving expenses, addressing the significant personal and financial sacrifices caregivers make to support their loved ones. On average, family caregivers spend more than $7,200 annually—26% … Continue Reading
March 10, 2025
USA Today: Some Black congressional lawmakers boycott or walk out of Trump's address in protest
WASHINGTON _ 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 … Continue Reading
March 10, 2025
Orlando Sentinel: ‘Wake up Democrats!’: Frustration boils over with party’s response to Trump
Alex 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 … Continue Reading
March 05, 2025
WESH: Florida congressman walks out of Trump's joint address, reveals shirt in protest
WASHINGTON —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 … Continue Reading
February 26, 2025
MSNBC: James Comer threatens to boot Maxwell Frost from hearing for calling Trump ‘grifter in chief’
A House Oversight Committee hearing got heated Tuesday, with Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky threatening to have Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida removed from the room for what Comer called a breach in decorum. Comer, the committee’s chair, did so after Frost criticized President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s approach to cutting government spending. “People like the grifter in chief, Trump, and President Musk are openly using their public offices to enrich themselves to the … Continue Reading
February 14, 2025
Salon: Out with the old: Maxwell Frost, Gen Z Democrat, on why America needs a real "opposition party"
Amid President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s rapid consolidation of power, Democrats in Congress seem down for the count, progressive voters and advocacy groups say, struggling to pick their spots and fight back. But some members of the party are putting the gloves back on. Rep. Maxwell Frost, a Florida Democrat, was elected to Congress in 2022 and at age 28 remains the chamber’s youngest member. In an interview with Salon, the Gen Z representative argued that the party can do more than sit … Continue Reading
February 07, 2025
Florida Phoenix: Maxwell Frost among group of House Democrats denied entrance into the Dept. of Education building
Orlando area Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost was among a group of at least 30 House Democrats denied access into the Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., on Friday, where they’d hoped to meet with acting Education Secretary Denise L. Carter. President Donald Trump has called for closing down the department, something some Republicans have desired since Ronald Reagan’s first term in office. While Democrats claim Trump could not abolish the department without congressional … Continue Reading
February 07, 2025
ABC News 4: Democratic lawmakers denied entry to Department of Education: 'We aren't dangerous'
WASHINGTON (CITC) — Democratic members of Congress were blocked Friday from entering the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education, according to footage shared by the lawmakers. Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., shared a video to X saying he and multiple other lawmakers visited the agency to "fight for education." He claimed the doors to the building were locked and a "random guy" outside refused to let the lawmakers inside. The man was identified as "Jim Hairfield" by Rep. Maxine Waters, … Continue Reading
February 07, 2025
Orlando Sentinel: Editorial: Rep. Frost is right: Strong, spirited pushback is what Trump needs
No one can become a dictator without the complicity of accomplices and passive enablers. Those who don’t do what they should are as culpable as those who do what they shouldn’t. In just two weeks, Donald Trump’s onslaught of dictatorial decisions and decrees has pummeled Congress and the nation into near-paralysis. The outrages, such as delivering your personal Social Security and Medicare data into the massively conflicted hands of Elon Musk, come with dizzying frequency. That blitzkrieg, … Continue Reading
February 05, 2025
Florida Politics: Maxwell Frost leads lawmaker march on Treasury to protest Elon Musk power grabs
The Department of Government Efficiency's seemingly unfettered reach has outraged many in the legislative branch. U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost led two dozen members of Congress to the Treasury department on Wednesday to protest power grabs by Elon Musk. “Nobody elected Elon Musk to serve in our government, yet somehow this out of touch billionaire has been given the keys to run our country and has unfettered power to put working families and working Americans at risk,” the Orlando Democrat … Continue Reading
February 05, 2025
Teen Vogue: "Resist, Obstruct, Protect Our People": Maxwell Frost Has a Plan for Taking on Trump
As the chaos of the Trump — and, de facto Musk — administration bashes the attention spans of Americans, many of those trying to follow along have wondered where, exactly, the Democrats have been. Jon Stewart recently bemoaned the attempt to send out Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), one of our blandest posters, to counter Trump’s attempts to impose tariffs on US allies. Critics have wondered if the Democrats intend to stand up to Trump’s onslaught at all — particularly with Democrats like Sen. John … Continue Reading
January 30, 2025
Orlando Sentinel: Nonprofits in Orlando say federal freeze could have thrown hundreds onto the streets
Homeless advocacy groups in Central Florida breathed a heavy sigh of relief after the Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded its unprecedented order to freeze all federal grant funding. But they said the threat is not over. “We saw the various fabric of our community’s very small safety net being unraveled right before our eyes,” said the Rev. Mary Lee Downey, CEO of the group Hope Partnership. “Just hours ago, I was in my board meeting in tears. I am not in tears now.” Downey and … Continue Reading
January 24, 2025
Orlando Sentinel: Maxwell Frost slams Trump shutdown of Gun Violence Prevention office
Anyone attempting to visit the site for the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention began seeing a “404 page not found” message shortly after President Trump was sworn in to his second term. U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost confirmed that the office, which he helped spur the Biden Administration to create in 2023, had been quietly shut down. “The office is gone,” Frost told the Orlando Sentinel. The National Rifle Association took notice and praised the office’s apparent closing, writing on X … Continue Reading