Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Peter Schorsch hunkers down with a whole delegation of Miami legislators for a virtual legislative wrap-up hosted by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.
He poses questions to a panel of legislators, featuring:
Rep. Vance Aloupis (District 115),
Rep. Nicholas X. Duran (District 112),
Rep. Juan Fernandez-Barquin (District 119)
Sen. Anitere Flores (District 39),
Rep. Dotie Joseph (District 108), and
Sen. Jason W. B. Pizzo (District 38).
Peter begins by posing his typical Hunkering Down questions, including: "When did coronavirus get real for you?" and "What was your last normal day like?"
He then moves on to policy-focused questions for each of the legislators, on topics like teacher raises; VPK and early learning; the Sadowski Affordable Housing Trust Fund; Fernandez-Barquin's domestic violence bill; Duran's "Keep our graduates working" bill; and an update from Pizzo on the state's struggling unemployment system.
Peter then takes audience questions ranging from teacher pay to higher education, reskilling and reemployment.
He closes with a lighting round asking each legislator to highlighting member projects that they believe should stay funded within the current budget; give a letter-grade for Gov. Ron DeSantis' response to the COVID-19 pandemic; and will there be a Special Session before July 1? Special Guest: Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.