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MIAMI GARDENS, FL — Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), in partnership with Miami-Dade County Commissioner Oliver G. Gilbert, III, Miami Dade College, CareerSource South Florida, and the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project, welcomed more than 2,000 job seekers and 60 vendors to a Federal Job Fair at Miami Dade College.
MIAMI GARDENS, FL — Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) will host a free Federal Job Fair with Commissioner Oliver Gilbert III on Thursday, August 13, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Miami Dade College, 11380 Northwest 27th Avenue, Building 3.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report examining how disabled job seekers still face challenges accessing state and local workforce development programs. This report was requested by Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) and House Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03).
On Wednesday, August 27, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) held a tele-town hall with multiple former Democratic Cabinet members and national leaders to discuss the contents of H.R. 1, ‘Big, Ugly Law,’ and its ramifications for Americans. The tele-town hall also highlighted the threats to American democracy that this White House presents.
Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) is thrilled to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2024 United Health Foundation, Louis Stokes Health Scholarship Program, Ally Financial Law Scholars Program, and Public Policy Scholars Program Scholarships, along with the Stephen Feinberg Scholars Program and Multi-Year Program Scholarships, CBC Spouses Education Scholarships, CBC Spouses Essay Contest Scholarship, CBC Performing and Visual Arts Scholarships, and CBCF HBCU Scholarship through the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF).
Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) issued the following statement regarding the continuing resolution of the 2024 appropriations bills funding the federal government:
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) was elected Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development in the 118th Congress.
Washington D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), Chair of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee, introduced the American Teacher Act to incentivize states to increase the minimum K-12 teacher salary to $60,000 and provide adjustments for inflation. This financial incentive supports ongoing state efforts to provide competitive wages for teachers and address the national teacher shortage.
Unemployment is our real deficit. Unemployment is not only the moral crisis of our time — leaving families homeless and dreams destroyed — but also an underlying cause of our federal government's increased levels of borrowing. Massive job losses following the 2008 financial crisis left us with fewer tax receipts and more people requiring benefits.
There's ultimately only one responsible way to reduce the federal deficit: Get everyone trained, working, and contributing to the tax base.
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At the end of last week, the Florida congressional delegation, led by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, D-Fla., called on U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai "to initiate a Section 301 investigation of fruit and vegetable imports from Mexico, and to secure trade relief for Florida growers."