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As campaigning for Haiti's on-again, off-again presidential vote begins for the fifth time Thursday, questions continue about whether the storm-ravaged country can hold fair and effective elections so soon after Hurricane Matthew hammered its southern region.
The French author, historian and philosopher Voltaire once wrote that "faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe." It is a sentiment I am certain several of my congressional colleagues have felt when week after week, I doggedly sought their support in the effort to secure the safe return of hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls who on April 14, 2014, were abducted from their boarding school by the terrorist group Boko Haram.
Florida congresswoman: Coronavirus pandemic is a 'gendered crisis'
Washington Times / Jessica Chasmar / April 1, 2020
Rep. Frederica Wilson said the coronavirus pandemic is a "gendered" crisis because women are disproportionately serving on the frontlines.
Democrats bill will cover coronavirus test costs
Miami Times / April 1, 2020
Democrats on Capitol Hill Want Ron DeSantis to Mail Absentee Ballots to All Registered Florida Voters
Florida Daily / Kevin Derby / April 5, 2020
This week, most of the Democrats in the Florida delegation on Capitol Hill, signed a letter urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to mail absentee ballots to all registered voters across the state.
Florida Delegation Urges Sonny Perdue to Offer Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits
Florida Daily / Kevin Derby / April 5, 2020
Last week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and members of the Florida delegation in the U.S. House called on U.S. Agriculture Sec. Sonny Perdue to approve the state's request to administer the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
FLORIDIANS NEED DISASTER FOOD BENEFITS FROM USDA SAY LAWMAKERS
Black Star News / April 5, 2020
ICE to deport Haitians despite coronavirus concerns
Miami Herald / Monique O. Madan and Jacqueline Charles / April 6, 2020
REP. OMAR INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO SUSPEND SCHOOL MEAL DEBT
Black Star News / April 6, 2020