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DNC Launches New Program: Organizing Corps 2020

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DNC, 270 Strategies, The Collective, and 7 Democratic state parties will train
organizers, focused on young people of color, a historically early DNC investment

The Democratic National Committee and state Democratic parties in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, in partnership with 270 Strategies and The Collective, today announced the launch of Organizing Corps 2020, a program to recruit and train students expecting to graduate by June 2020 and place them as field organizers in key states. [Read more…] about DNC Launches New Program: Organizing Corps 2020

DNC Statement on Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Lawsuit that Puts Floridians’ Health at Risk

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DNC spokesperson Enrique Gutierrez released the following statement on yesterday’s oral arguments in the lawsuit intended to gut the ACA’s protections for pre-existing conditions and strip health care access away from millions of Americans: [Read more…] about DNC Statement on Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Lawsuit that Puts Floridians’ Health at Risk

DNC Announces Florida As Grant Recipient

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Today the Democratic National Committee announced the Florida Democratic Party as a recipient of a grant from the State Party Innovation Fund (SPIF), a first-of-its-kind, competitive grant program that incentivizes early organizing through state parties and supports efforts to engage local communities. The Florida Democratic Party will receive $100,000, which will be used to expand engagement efforts with Puerto Rican voters across the state in 2018 and beyond.

“Florida Democrats have been working tirelessly to organize in every community, and mobilize voters in every election,” said DNC Chair Tom Perez. “With this grant, we’re making sure that Florida Democrats have the tools they need to identify and connect with new Puerto Rican voters, and provide them with the support they need as they settle in the Sunshine State. By using innovative digital outreach efforts combined with grassroots organizing, we will be able to reach thousands of potential voters. The DNC is proud to partner with the Florida Democratic Party through this grant to expand our engagement in every single ZIP code.”

“The Florida Democratic Party is dedicated to investing in and growing our grassroots in every community. This SPIF grant shows that the DNC is committed to ensuring we in Florida have the resources necessary to reach out to key voters like new arrivals from Puerto Rico who have been ignored by Donald Trump and Rick Scott,” said Florida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo. “We have a unique opportunity with this investment to share our message with thousands of potential voters. I want to thank Chair Perez and the DNC leadership for granting this SPIF award and making this goal possible.”

In addition to SPIF, through the DNC’s Every ZIP Code Counts program, state parties have consistently been receiving $10,000 a month since October 2017, which is a 33% increase over the base funding levels from 2016 and a 100% increase over 2015, and is based on state-specific strategic plans.

ACA Repeal Will Result in Massive Losses in Health Care Coverage, Job Losses in Florida

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No matter which version of the bill Senate Republicans, including Senator Rubio, are scheming to pass, the end product will strip health care from millions of Floridians. Instead of answering to the people who elected him, Senator Rubio is expected to vote on repeal bill that would cause millions of Americans to lose their health insurance and cause premiums to skyrocket.
“Senator Rubio’s and his Republican colleagues’ commitment to repeal the Affordable Care Act is dangerous. It would throw millions of Americans off their health care coverage and fracture local economies. In Florida alone, as many as 181,000 people could lose their jobs and 2,230,000 Floridians could lose healthcare coverage by repealing the Affordable Care Act. Any kind of repeal will be devastating to Florida’s families,” said DNC spokesperson Francisco Pelayo.
BACKGROUND
If the ACA is repealed, 2,230,000 Floridians could lose coverage. According to the Joint Economic Committee, if Senate Republicans vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) without a replacement plan 2,230,000 Floridians would lose their health care. [Joint Economic Committee. 7/26/17]
If the ACA is repealed, 181,000 Floridians could lose their jobs. State economies will shed jobs and take a hit to economic growth, 181,000 Floridians could lose their jobs across the health care, construction, retail, and financial industries. [Joint Economic Committee. 7/26/17]

Perez on Florida Victim Detained by Border Patrol

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Instead of Offering Medical Assistance,
Police Officer Demands Victim’s Papers

Univisión reported yesterday that a police officer in Florida demanded to know a victim’s immigration status before offering medical assistance. Caught on body camera, a Florida man who had been run over by a car was not offered emergency medical care until after a series of intrusive questions from the police officer. After receiving care at a local hospital, the victim was asked to return to the scene of the accident and was detained by border patrol. DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement on the disturbing incident:
“This horrific incident demonstrates the sick culture the Trump Administration is fostering that undermines the relationship between polices and communities.  Trump’s inflammatory words have made a select few feel as though they have license to abdicate their duties to the communities they serve and forgo human decency. The Trump Administration’s crusade against immigrants, and Latinos in particular, is making our communities less safe. It tears at the very fabric of our communities and erodes the American culture of opportunity. Simply put, this is not who we are as a nation.”
[VIDEO] Univisión: “Are you illegal?” A policeman’s question to a Honduran who had just been run over by a car

Everything was recorded on the body cameras of the police who responded to the accident.
Marcos Antonio Huete, a 31-year-old Honduran immigrant, was lying on a sidewalk next to his bicycle after being hit April 27 by a GMC Sierra pickup truck on his way to work in Key West in the Florida Keys.
“You illegal? Are you a legal citizen or no? Speak English? You got ID? Passport, visa, or what? a Monroe County sheriff asked Huete insistently, according to the video.
Still on the ground, Huete answers with monosyllables before using a cell phone to call his sister, who arrived at the scene soon after.
Hours after the accident Huete left hospital on crutches and was sent to the Krome Detention Center near Miami, where he has spent almost a month in detention pending possible deportation.
According to his sister, Olga Huete, after he was discharged from the hospital a police officer told them to return to the scene of the accident. “He did not tell us why, but we went back because my brother had not done anything. We had no reason to flee.”