Press Releases
Washingtonn, DC - Following the Biden Administration's first ever interagency convening on economic growth, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Kiran Ahuja hosted a virtual roundtable to bring leaders together to discuss ways to reinvent the federal workforce through the lens of equity and make the federal government the model employer.
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.
Congresswoman Wilson Sends Letter to President Biden in Support of Ketanji Brown Jackson as SCOTUS Nominee
MIAMI, FL – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) continues her advocacy for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States by sending a letter to President Biden.
Congresswoman Wilson Receives Briefing from the Justice Department, Homeland Security, and FBI on Bomb Threats Against HBCUs
Congresswoman Wilson Infuriated over Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security's Failure to Brief Congress on Developments in Investigation of Bomb Threats Against HBCUS
Miami, Fla. - This week, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) voted for legislation appropriating more than $40 billion in additional assistance for Ukraine's fight for democracy. Introduced with bipartisan and bicameral support, this emergency funding will be pivotal in Ukraine's fight, helping to deliver critically needed resources, including military aid, support for the Ukrainian economy and humanitarian assistance to address the worldwide hunger crisis stemming from Russia's invasion.
Miami, Fla. - This week, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) voted to pass the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, which seeks to strengthen access to workers' compensation benefits for federal firefighters, including those in District 24 who have become injured or ill on the job.
MIAMI, FL - Today, following months of calling for increased support from the Administration for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) amidst alarming threats, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), Chair of Higher Education and Workforce Investment, commends President Biden, Vice President Harris, and the Department of Education for expanding eligibility to immediate grant funding for HBCUs that recently experienced a bomb threat under the Project School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV) program.
Congresswoman Wilson Sends Letter to U.S. Department of Education Calling for Review of Florida House Proposal to Withhold Funding from School Districts that implemented Mask Mandates