Press Releases
Miami, Fla. – Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) released the following statement reacting to the body cam footage of Tyreek Hill:
"In order to be a police officer, you need to have a certain temperament, and it's clear the officers in the video don't have that.
"I've worked for decades with the Miami Dolphins, the police, and the 5000 Role Models of Excellence to foster civil relationships between the police and Black men, and I'm pissed at this interaction.
Miami, FL — Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) and Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick met the U.S. Ambassador to Haiti, Dennis Hankins, in Little Haiti to discuss U.S.-Haitian Relations.
On Friday, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24), Chair of the U.S. Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, and Reverend Al Sharpton hosted a field hearing with top mental health leaders on Suicide and Mental Health of Black Men and Boys. This field hearing took place in New York City in Harlem at the National Action Network on behalf of the U.S. Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys with top mental health leaders in the United States, celebrities, and other members of Congress.
Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24), presented a $3 million check to the City of North Miami Beach for Washington Park. Congresswoman Wilson advocated for the inclusion of this funding in the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding bill.
Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24), senior member of the U.S. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced $100,547,040 in federal money to replace 11 of the Venetian Causeway Bridges.
Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) released the following statement reacting to the extension and redesignation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status:
Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson released the following statement on the Supreme Court decisions in the consolidated EMTALA cases Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States:
Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson released the following statement on the anniversary of the Surfside Condominium Collapse in 2021.
Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson released the following statement on the anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.
"Today, I am reminded of the horrendous pain I experienced before Roe v. Wade was the law of the land. I almost died from a stillbirth because, before Roe v. Wade, the doctor could not induce labor even though my baby Wilson was dead. Instead, my child rotted within me, sending me into a toxic shock. Months later, I was forced to deliver what was left of baby Wilson. I almost died!
Ahead of Father's Day, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24), Chair of the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, alongside multiple Congressional Black Caucus Fathers, is uplifting Black fathers through a series of initiatives to dispel the myth of the absent Black Father.