Florida Rep. Byron Donalds does not mince words when it comes to the challenge of being a freshman congressman in the minority party.

“Let’s just be real. It’s tough as a new member, especially a new Republican, to accomplish much of anything,” Donalds, 42, told the Washington Examiner in an interview. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “runs the place with an iron fist, so from a legislative standpoint, it’s difficult to say, ‘I’m going to pass this bill and that bill.’”