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Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson today marked Equal Pay Day and cosponsored the Paycheck Fairness Act, which aims to strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and guarantee that women can challenge pay discrimination and hold employers accountable.

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. military airstrike in Syria:

"Last night's military airstrike in Syria was a bold but necessary response to the use of chemical weapons by Bashar al-Assad that killed dozens of people, including many children. The images of their excruciating pain will be forever seared in our minds and as the leader of the free world the United States cannot ignore such an atrocity.

MIAMI, FL - Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) joined Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson for a tour of the Liberty Square housing complex on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Secretary Carson's two-day visit to Miami was part of a national listening tour he is conducting to learn first-hand about the public's experiences with and concerns about affordable housing. Congresswoman Wilson and Secretary Carson walked the grounds of Liberty Square to inspect unrenovated vacant units and later attended a public meeting with Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos A.

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response to Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's decision to not run for re-election:

In response to the violent removal of Dr. David Dao from United Express flight 3411 and the altercation on American Airlines flight 591, during which a flight attendant nearly struck a mother and her baby with a stroller he forcibly took from her, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a full committee hearing on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, to examine U.S. airlines' customer service policies and issues.

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response to the passage of the American Health Care Act:

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson joined congressional colleagues and sorors at a news conference today to decry the discovery of bananas hanging from nooses tied to trees on the campus of American University in Washington, D.C. The despicable act appears to be in response the election of the university's first African-American student government president, Taylor Dumpson, who is also a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson today released the following statement on National Teacher Appreciation Week:

"As a lifelong educator and former principal, I know firsthand that teaching is one of the most challenging jobs in America, National Teacher Appreciation Week gives us the opportunity to thank the more than three million dedicated public school teachers for meeting the challenge to build our nation's future by shaping the minds of America's children.