Senate President Kathleen Passidomo and Speaker of the Florida House Paul Renner have announced an upcoming special session from November 6-9 covering the following topics:
- Hurricane Idalia relief and resiliency funding
- Fixes to the Family Empowerment Scholarship program
- Support for Israel and condemnation of Hamas and related entities
- Sanctions on Iran
- Financial support for Florida entities at high risk of violence and hate crimes
TOPLINE: Ron is using this Special Session to prop up his failing presidential campaign.
- If Ron actually wanted to address issues affecting Floridians, this special session would be addressing our increasing insurance and affordability crises — instead, he’s using the legislature to grandstand about foreign policy.
- The federal government has imposed serious sanctions on Iran for nearly fifty years — adding state-level sanctions is just another political stunt meant to make Ron look tough.
- Ron says he supports Israel, but he still won’t condemn the neo-Nazis that vocally support his campaign — despite repeated calls to do so. “Ron has failed time and time again to denouce neo-Nazis—even when they’re chanting ‘Jews get the rope’ in front of his campaign signs,” said FDP Chair Nikki Fried. “He seems more concerned with keeping their votes than condemning their ideas.
See the 2023-2024 Florida State Legislative Session schedule & topics