Press Releases

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson released the following statement to mark the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting in one of the nation's oldest black churches:

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson released this statement after the Justice Department closed its investigation into the death of Kendrick Johnson:

Ten days have passed since the most horrific mass shooting in modern American history, when 49 innocent people were gunned down in in Orlando's Pulse nightclub and even more were injured, yet there has been no movement in the House to vote on measures to help curb this terrible epidemic. A majority of Americans say they support stronger gun control measures.

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson released this statement on the Supreme Court's 4-3 decision to uphold affirmative action at the nation's public colleges and universities:

"The Supreme Court today upheld the affirmative action program at the University of Texas at Austin, affirming the importance of diversity in higher education and ultimately the nation's workforce. The contributions of people from different ethnic and economic backgrounds are a very big part of what makes America so great.

MIAMI - Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson today applauded the U.S. Department of Education's award of Federal TRIO grants to Miami-Dade and Broward Colleges. The grants will assist low-income students, disadvantaged youth, and first-generation college students in Miami-Dade and Broward counties by strengthening the training of TRIO educators in the state.

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson was joined in Washington today by Miami-Dade resident Antwan Reeves, whom she invited to speak at a press conference on gun violence. He was chosen to participate after surviving 11 gunshot wounds less than a year ago and was one of a select group of speakers that included parents of slain children and other survivors of gun violence.