Press Releases
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson announced that in 2022 Florida Memorial University and Florida International University will receive $2,400,000 and $31.8 million, respectively, from the Department of Defense, in S.1605, the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022.
Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson announced that Florida will receive $2,510,041,078 in new federal funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good-paying jobs for Floridians and improve roads and bridges across the state. Congresswoman Wilson was one of only five members chosen to cosponsor this landmark legislation, given her leadership and seniority on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Wilson Statement on Appointment of Special Envoy for Haiti
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response to President Biden's appointment of a special envoy to Haiti:
"I am extremely pleased that President Biden has appointed a special envoy to Haiti, a step that I urged him to take to help bring political, economic, and security stability to the island nation.
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson released a new report from the Joint Economic Committee today
Wilson Votes for Transformative Benefits for Working Families,
Advances President Biden's Historic Agenda
Wilson to Lead Press Conference on Assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise
Miami, FL - On Thursday, July 8, at 1:00 p.m., Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson will lead a press conference to respond to the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise and to call for U.S. support and unity among Haiti's citizens during this turbulent period. She will be joined by several local elected officials and members of the Haitian Community.
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, chair of the Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, along with Reps. Bowman, Hayes, Garcia, Bustos, and Gallego, led a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott, and Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth calling for investments in the Build Back Better Act to ensure that all students have access to well-prepared and effective teachers and school leaders.
Wilson Statement on the Twelfth Anniversary of the Haiti Earthquake
Miami, Florida - Congresswoman Frederica Wilson issued the following statement on the anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12, 2020.
On Friday, September 10, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson voted to advance the portion of the Build Back Better Act that falls under the jurisdiction of the Education and Labor Committee. The historic package invests $761 billion to lower the cost of childcare, expand access to quality education, and help Americans secure good-paying jobs.