Pbs a temporary protective status for their Venezuelan poking into the United States uh that day I would come here Florida immediately same day same night she sent to the Secretary of homeland security asking for a t ps for administrator so darren soto have been our pioneer on this and we're very very proud to have him with us okay and that they Uh days ago a bill which is that each our fight for you night and we expect some details During this press conference today and I'm also proud to tell you that we've got right now they support from different communities of Venezuelan see United States um people in Chicago people in Philadelphia yesterday 90 - nine Arizona uh down the Texas and Miami supporting It was for being here and this opportunity to of my Congress man to give you so much We're gonna be conducting this in both English and Spanish all most often asked day uh mental uh eating well we know that the maduro regime is going to rankle and Both his election reelection with the results of fraud us understand animals at than entrust your name adore a radical he selection is showing the good though for a local they proudly United States has already refused to recognize that government advantage as well and stylish needles yeah the server was no rentall nursing go beyond labor doodle our fishermen and it's because We know there are human rights abuses there are people who not only lives have been taken but others his businesses in a taking uh whose family members have gone missing and there's no freedom of press the soldiers sarah's I lose models the paper songs uh he and this is the uh the member of the sue familiar the author asking fear that seems new close you know I would delivered that day my friends with Background we have founded of critical importance to file a temporary percent uv protective status bill that would cover all of them swelling coming to the United States up until the date of passage with the possibility of including new folks should there be an extension um come on and they formed us jani is toyota so Charles and animals for you after donate okay hi and they're uh story that for veterans can you gotta have this And then you know possibly uh the in possibility the authors this place uh started includes uh see extensive known as this place to bring their on so uh here's the intro missus um we understand the hardships and the roads that many of you have come through to get here as soon as the area increases a uh the vip voters directly and This is a bipartisan bill that favor of Google is the partisan I'm honored to present it along with congressman news bill our Republican from randy with the support of congresswoman uh osceola and merkel powell uh in the Senate uh they have both senators Marco rubio and senator mendez a Republican from our statehood Democrat from New Jersey um coming together on this bill less onerous than animals who have to delay the partisan undersea says Walker kasich reporter collins destroyed at before the Jersey to the uh Rubio senator mendez Congress he still has the lord uh show they like percent towel alright The trump administration's already put out sanctions against them as well administration different Philadelphia Phoenix unit is we know this is a difficult climate for bills dealing with gps so this summit is an situation of the bbc about Assad and I live tape a asset and win um but we think if there is going to be a new pbs program your gps program that percent venice well it's gonna be fun uh to House see I will possibly that put in programming well Venezuela box done uh um because We see bipartisan support and because this is right in our backyard in America um archangel superstar employee uh be part of than the fees and automatic cuts if they're over 200 and 33000 minutes railings seeking refuge system Florida North over three million have left the country in L style different I must race in Florida the birthday uh here in cell your men as well So we know this is a crisis within the Congress must address and I believe we have a great chance of passing this bill out of the House though some of the animals increases in those soon as next out with the money how does decreases in dental school and chance of winning us out uh and uh coming up uh I've already spoke with some of the incoming leaders of committees they haven't fully decided yet but there's a lot of support in the form huh oh yeah every day upon uh really nice but the It was commit today uh assume bill side um exterior eyes uh he nails and even beyond and in the Senate with uh two strong leaders working on this I'm hopeful that we'll see the Senate pass it as well and it's not because we've artist work this uh animals around us better in that change appointed that um with that I wanna highlight um some of our guests here today uh Uh Williams introduce I'm from there and have people wild represent of your husband's gonna be speaking momentarily I wanna take a moment to thank you for joining us um it's uh it's an honor to have our state partners here tomorrow see if anything sorry And what I did is uh and he said your parents and know that you that gray already okay And now Which is some of the totals that I said and only start uh so donate William diaz already retirement uh federal Progressive or said woman related uh on their loss will be doing um I'm representative Carlos guillermo Smith and state representative for Florida House district 49 um Charles Smith and lack of the represent dentist if that Um uh dps by myself as soon as to see that in an aggressive in Washington nosotros no tallahassee uh in Congress getting House resolution uh Rejected the name kids survive esta bill okay indiana and Congress eastern aaron circle hijo said for kids I don't know it's one of them okay so I'm in there for you oh yeah supplement that weight-loss Republic annals and still as album needles until later that And don't sit down again don't dangle author of projectile the leg to get in get this flick in the gps loses to the end this in style get tienen pps battle tucker is to dentist si esta protective the deposit and you put within within that within that bright futures level has a bright futures he sos Tallahassee and in news in um just They're cool maybe some people have size uh Joseph schooling deal uh gps You know so I don't know that I even want them to below normal um my name is even more of an attorney I'm gonna try to your family so I can get a support team um I Pleased to sign them or any other benefit I'm going to get you a big part of Texas for being removed from the United States well while you are protecting your country is on that list and we don't want to face that in a piece of the many things that are going to see you'll get it yes of the little pieces um gps gives you access with dark spices um work authorization and other benefits um videos going um okay I actually still Hold on Tv if your country is on that list but I don't see you know if the base their business um asylum decision you will be able to get Rico eventually um you your spouse and your children hurdles so it's not meant to replace something that we already have is meant to give something more protection to the rules that might not qualify for asylum you know find something not everyone No that person because they want to get out on the baby and it's sad that there's nothing new year now that can be given to the community as well um well things get better there is received and could be the solution it might be temporary solution um most people leaving as well choice So if I could get into some of you maybe because we have to follow up on something else you have your stuff um getting to Minnesota twice I can't money on it most people and even as well do not by choice and if you give me opportunity and things get better they will want to go back clip is it's a temporary measure and I'm excited expected that everyone here our congressman um at the state level we demo and many others are here to support our friends in the community and so from Thank you um um so thank you We're okay Yes Busy day good morning Capital one a very excellent okay But I wanted hello uh it's uh last okay so donate last one It will be necessary to get dollars here S eight no they had goes are you okay You'll get a blood so stop Uh I see you hey less is your it was not a question in English and it has been okay what kind of things yet they were not negative area send me a personal review 20 -dollar northrop Rick today is masks animals and if they says you know uh there's uh protection All right a on days and another customer call the via Africa soon as part of a heart it'll be a heart been on uh annoying Africa soon but uh uh then they're at the standards calvin a salon in uh Diego and this will be a part of us out of day night uh and uh so in English to be clear this is a more generous bill than the one that I live with the congressman your bella last Congress Um unlike that bill this is an automatic uh temporary protective status now you will still have to apply for a permit they still have to apply the travel and and uh attorney reward conventions we strongly urge everybody to still apply for political asylum and eventually presidency if your intent is to is to stay here reminder um but this gives you protection to noontime for the chaos that ensued on less units bye olivia every God Caller our residency a uh see us that is not in this book at the end of our other um because this is still really temper what is all of this is correct in theater if you're absolutely not because supper is a towel but class is very you know in touches uh I understand that it's gonna be of that winter us out at the anniversary in the governor and also now bale version must uh ristras evil being the soldiers not lost it and there are those yes you know they necessarily that than there is in fact a employer they almost potatoes okay uh the name of the President thinking let's see who's the is emerging and I thought um metal nails petition diamond uh for sex to as a Listen at the Minister of the door and you could it possibly than going uh person living on the mistrust I think whether consistently gone as they section it's gonna be uh they got the uh recognition uh okay and also we've been able to prosper that especially as you know some of those animals a boy and they let me out of that conversation illness and I say that things to for give me I get so caught up and everything so um it's a That that the President has not been a big fan of gps in uh in the first two years of his administration however he has uh make sure that our government does not recognize the government of um indoor um because of the elections for us and this is rounding the perception of most countries in the americas he also has presented uh strong sanctions against uh those related to the Venezuelan regime so this will allow the trumpet nutrition Consistent and actually strengthen those sanctions by a lot of refuge for those innocently flee from this journey um but it's uh we're gonna pass I believe a very set up one of this with a good chance of passing it out of the House I've already spoken to folks who are chair persons and likely subcommittee chair persons through our support of the bill of rights in the House so not that there will be any changes but will have to negotiate we'll have to than to go Percent of our percent of a more restricted bill um but not overly restrictive there would be an applications are version and a few other things um and then from there if we can continue to stand Pat for we have good bipartisan support uh considering the sanctions in lack of recognition for the trump administration I believe that there's gonna be a Cbs bill passed in this Congress it would be from in slowed awesome where we're taking pretzel by of you either but are you gonna say yeah um so you couldn't see it nicely uh but you know he shins and solid organs are actually fighting right now for the chance to uh Yes and no there especially after getting some pieces of having those protections can't talk about any were the actual chances of getting caught up on the White House consistent but that's not necessarily uh you know something that you can pull for um and talk about why he has specifically as opposed to um any type of protection for themselves so first we know that in other versions yes the White House has been hostile to pbs um and I'm support Folks getting a pathway to citizenship I know that their argument is that the reasoning for that temporary status um is no longer applicable to some of those groups um and our our way in the House will be to give them citizenship or residency afterwards the crisis and then as well is at and the reason for this is annoying right now as we speak as opposed to those other countries we've seen the administration act on that as well When we have uh folks from both harms like uh James bullard and review amendment is we are tweeting about what great bill this is an opportunity it gives me hope that if we couldn't have this passed the Congress um and that will uh get us a good journey of the way there to get in your half of the White House but there's no doubt that could be uh a potential veto which is why we feel we have to try and look at how many people in this room are facing charity back home so uh I'm willing to go on this journey um regardless of how decor anything Yeah I don't want to say so I could go on and uh like uh no in upper calcium but uh But I've done is a program on the battle you know I have a customer or um their level inside of the on and doses um and whether America that way possible it's something to see that study I'm this kind of us out of the pressure that um and back to your question about why we chose to ps um that has been basically the consensus of a lot of folks only and that or there's a rebuilding Senate than dresses this is starting with something new and even more robust doesn't make sense when the Senate um Already passed a similar bill out of Committee last term but because the House and who is still at all I may be moving further I believe um while here we have a House that's willing to pass this through um provided we can continue to work with both sides so I wanted to I go down the room that was only established process that's why we suggesting needs what the ample who thinks you gotta I can't think if that was intimate in units that have been apiece and Venezuela what do people you are starting dollars the ultimate day reference here uh in the soldiers as the weather Premier premium infrared horses uh In the past and this is the outside uh Committee a gold one for to go somebody he was battle those almost of a narrow Senate Nelson otto um by my side and I would see them um the in the Middle of New York rail uh cinco se spaces you know many mom okay I'm listening his weapon process so see us not a lookout in the past um Thursday always different negotiator and in particular that you see in the soldiers almost at the part of the process so uh can't the nsa uh outside and put us in through an interest in making their communities Muslim videos so I've already had uh conversations with some of the folks who have to eat incoming subcommittee and Committee chairman and for Affairs I and they are supportive uh we talked about potentially a subcommittee hearing as early as February but probably run February March and I'm hopeful as we advance to build on our Senate partners will advance it in apparel and fashion um around the timeline but I think I've been completed we pass them both in the House the best we could be looking at six months from now and even then we have to negotiate the differences between the bills and uh if it really looks like it's gonna pass the Congress I believe and get closer to that point we'll have the White House weighing in nor about things they may or may not I want to see it as well um so I passive in total we can get it done that this year that would be amazing but it would apply to anybody who arrived here before the data passes so it's still going to continue to help out folks who are um still fleeing right now as we speak and then so through my back of the bill if there's an extension than those new folks reply would automatically be enrolled into the extension um but it will be on eighteen month basis Good yes how they affect the economy the fabric through the culture comes in thanks for the Florida community at large there are over 233000 manage lands currently in our state and there's an uncertain amount then I wouldn't be surprised reaches closer and million or throughout the United States so we're talking about an issue that effects Florida specifically 33000 believers reported here in Central Florida where 200000 software so On your head as well about the Hispanic whether or not your just a resident Florida of this affects you um these are folks who are uh trying to make their way trying to work trying to uh live a normal life need from tyranny and lost everything and may have even had someone to defend them every removal process so this is something in uh these are folks are already probably part of the economy we just need to uh recognize than because there all the As part of the fabric of our University and so this is an issue that profoundly affects all flirty is through the fact that we have such a large number of than some of the refugees here may who have family members who are citizens who are um who lived here a long time it's not by accident that the then National refugees came into Florida Central Florida remember so we often play a role as a gateway to Central and South America and the Caribbean so and also not a surprise Remember the press no no okay we're just taking questions from the press any other press questions Okay what do you think that this time he's been awards well I'm being picked up last time was at the Republican House would not pass it we need to get your the Senate was advancing a Democrats and Republicans in the Senate who are advancing but in the last Congress no immigration bill it's not just finished one of no immigration bill passed the House that I could even the call um so now in Democratic Congress that's willing to pass an immigration bill as we have a willing partner to Republican Senate um so that makes a big girls um because before the senate's not in advance a bill that the House Give a hearing to they base what here and hoping to move in a rolling and despite the best and for the uh former congressman from Illinois in the last um going um which brings me to my last call to action which is we need your help let's address this is almost for you that we need you all to contact not only your uh and senators members of Congress would like to talk to your family members and other States so there's an established for a gold and black director Senate gardens he authorized Congress sees the at this time of course you come in um This is the whole country that needs to get behind this not just a state like Florida and look at this pillow and is by no Sullivan Florida influences uh let's see the goal of the aspirin in a salon spa town you've got uh a um uh um I wanna give God my good friend representative Carlos guillermo Smith a chance to just uh respond to general to some of the questions at the end and then I'll take individual questions that if you don't address any of the system um again this is gonna take time uh we are aware of what the political challenges are um but the reality is that to congressman sodas point uh we we now have uh a House of Democratic House uh in Washington that is willing um to advance this issue and we have uh what appears to be uh a fully part of the us Senate so we're gonna do everything that we can to legislative side to move this along because to the point of The members of the press were asking people are unfortunately subject to deportation right now uh without gps uh sense of urgency is real so we're here to continue finding with congressman soto and everyone else who um support of the Venezuelan community this movement so thank you for coming appreciate it Ok that concludes our press conference we'll be available for individual interviews thank you for bringing us this person