Issue Position: Job Creation/Unemployment Assistance

Issue Position

Maria has worked hard to protect the state programs that create jobs and provide safety nets for struggling Floridians. When the Florida Senate passed a memorial that threatened to slash funding for education, ports, transportation projects and unemployment benefits Maria spoke out:

"Florida is working its way out of a steep recession. Yet, we are not alone in our struggle. Funding from the federal government has helped to feed the hungry, to aid the recently unemployed, to keep our teachers in the classroom, and to support our infrastructure projects".

The senator's appointment to the prestigious Joint Legislative Auditing Committee last April empowered her to oversee all government operations and ensure that her constituents' tax dollars were wisely spent.

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