The Freshman 15 Minutes: Get to know Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL)
On this episode, we are joined by U.S. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL), who is a member of the freshman class of the 117th Congress. He is currently one of just three Black Republicans serving in Congress. Prior to Congress, U.S. Representative Donalds served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2016-2020. He discusses his role in the 2020 presidential electoral vote certification, caucus plans, and the next generation of Republicans in Congress.
The hosts for this episode are Clint Odom, NUL Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy and Toni Wiley, NUL Director of Advocacy.
From the National Urban League, For The Movement discusses persistent policy, social, and civil rights issues affecting communities of color.
Discussed in this episode:
- National Urban League
- Black
- Black America
- African-American
- News
- Information
- Advocacy
- Politics
- 117th Congress
- History
- COVID-19
- Diverse
- House of Representatives
- GOP
- Conservative
- Tea Party
- Black Republican
- School choice
- Constitution
- PPP
- Dodd-Frank Act
- Small business
- Limited government
- Jim Crow
- Congressional Black Caucus
- Burgess Owens
- Tim Scott
- Vaccination
- Super spreader event
- School closing
- Nancy Pelosi
- Freedom Force
- The Squad
- AOC
- Rashida Tlaib
- Ayanna Pressley
- Ilhan Omar
- Jamaal Bowman
- Cori Bush
- Bernie Sanders
- Electoral college
- Electoral college certification
- Criminal Justice
- Rule of Law
- Electors
- Voter fraud
- 2020 Election
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