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Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) issued the following statement on a Texas judge's decision striking down an Affordable Care Act requirement that insurers and employers offer plans that cover HIV-prevention drugs:
Miami, Fla. - Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) released the following statement regarding Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's decision to not seek reelection to leadership and remain in Congress to serve her district:
Today, Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Chair Frederica Wilson (FL-24) introduced the Lowering Obstacles to Achievement Now (LOAN) Act to lower the cost of college for current and future student borrowers and their families. The new legislation builds on President Biden's historic one-time student loan debt relief announcement last month to forgive up to $20,000 in outstanding federal student loan debt for millions of borrowers.
Miami attorney Markenzy Lapointe, a former U.S. Marine and federal prosecutor who was raised in Haiti and Liberty City, was nominated Thursday by President Joe Biden to become the next U.S. attorney in South Florida.
If confirmed by the Senate, Lapointe, 54, would become the first Black lawyer to serve in the most powerful federal law enforcement position in South Florida.
Miami, Fla. - Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) issued the following statement regarding the Biden administration's decision to extend Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for eligible nationals from Haiti, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Sudan, and Nepal living in the United States:
Miami, Fla. - This week, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) and Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) sent a letter to President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas requesting an extension and redesignation of Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants, and a moratorium on deportations to Haiti. The request is among several efforts Congresswoman Wilson is undertaking to support the Haitian community and stabilize Haiti.
The group of U.S. House Democrats asking the chamber's leaders not to include environmental permitting changes in a stopgap spending deal this month comprises 76 members, including senior leaders of budget and spending committees and factions across the caucus' ideological spectrum.
The 76 signers on a letter sent late last week make up a third of the House Democratic caucus, which currently stands at 219.
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At the end of last week, the Florida congressional delegation, led by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, D-Fla., called on U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai "to initiate a Section 301 investigation of fruit and vegetable imports from Mexico, and to secure trade relief for Florida growers."
Last week, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., introduced the "Lowering Obstacles to Achievement Now (LOAN) Act."