Orlando Congressman Maxwell Frost speaks about housing affordability problems in the Florida Capitol on Jan. 24, 2024. (Photo by Jackie Llanos/Florida Phoenix)
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Orlando Democratic Congressman Maxwell Frost, known for being the first Gen Z member to serve in Congress, was in Tallahassee on Wednesday and joined Florida House Democrats in highlighting the state’s housing problems.
The freshman congressman, House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell and Orlando State Rep. Anna Eskamani called for immediate relief for housing affordability for renters and skyrocketing property insurance rates. The Democrats said they see housing woes as one of the issues most important to voters in the 2024 election.
“Let’s be honest, the House of Representatives is stagnant right now in the United States Congress. It’s complete chaos. We’re going from crisis to crisis being held hostage by the far-right wing, Marjorie Taylor Greene-Matt Gaetz wing of the Republican Party,” Frost said during a press conference in the state Capitol.