Press Releases

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) issued the following statement remembering Rep. C.W. Bill Young (FL-13), who was in his 22nd term in Congress and previously served as Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations:

Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) and Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III (MA-4) submitted a letter to President Danilo Medina of the Dominican Republic in response to a recent Dominican court ruling that makes many Dominican citizens of Haitian descent into outsiders in their own country.

As the nation marks the one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy and its devastating accompanying floods, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) today announced actions to protect Floridians from flood insurance rate increases.

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) was appointed today to the House Higher Education Subcommittee.

Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) and four other Members of Congress who also serve as leading advocates for development assistance, disaster recovery, and human rights in Haiti–United States Representatives Yvette Clarke, John Conyers, Barbara Lee and Maxine Waters –released the following statement on the fourth anniversary of the 2010 earthquake:

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) announced today that iconic civil and human rights activist Congressman John Lewis (GA-5) will visit Booker T. Washington Senior High School to share with students his experiences during the Civil Rights Movement.

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), released the following statement about the passing of South Africa's first black president, anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela.

Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) issued the following statement after the US House of Representatives passed the Assessing Progress in Haiti Act, H.R. 3509 on which she served as an original co-sponsor: