Florida lawmakers blast Trump for not calling out PutinFlorida lawmakers on Monday blasted President Trump over taking Vladimir Putin's word that Russia did not interfere in the 2016 election, a conclusion that stands in dramatic contrast to widely held views among the intelligence community and on Capitol Hill."I don't see any reason why" Russia would do that, Trump said in… Read more »
Congresswoman Wilson Working with Stakeholders to Address Gun ViolenceMIAMI – On Monday, July 2, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson met with U.S. Attorney Benjamin Greenberg, local law enforcement officials and other stakeholders to discuss gun violence and keeping children safe in District 24 and throughout Miami-Dade County.It was very timely in light of the alarming number of… Read more »
State & Local Leaders Discuss Ways To End Gun Violence In South FloridaMIAMI (CBSMiami) – State, local and federal authorities came together at City of Miami Police headquarters to speak about the gun violence that's plaguing our community, particularly victimizing young people, and ways to address it."We talked at length about a variety of different things," said City of Miami… Read more »
Congressional Black Caucus rallies behind Maxine Waters as feud over civility continuesHouse Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) on Wednesday sharply criticized the actions of protesters who have directly confronted Trump administration officials in recent days, saying that some of their behavior "borders on illegal."The No. 3 House Republican made his remarks in a one-on-one conversation… Read more »
Senator, House members tour child detention facilityHOMESTEAD — Florida Sen. Bill Nelson and four of the state's Democratic House members toured a detention center where about 100 immigrant children taken from their parents are being held.Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told reporters Saturday in Homestead that she and Nelson should have been allowed access Tuesday when they first… Read more »
Migrant girls are particularly vulnerable in detention centersThe Brownsville centers were brightly painted and featured murals that included images of former President Obama and our current commander-in-chief, Donald J. Trump, who inexplicably created this crisis that has brought our nation to another new low. The facility in Homestead, a former Job Corps site, by contrast was less… Read more »
Democratic lawmaker on detained children: ‘Where are the girls?’After photos emerged of immigrant children being housed in detainee centers along the border, the question began circulating social media, activist spaces and the halls of Congress: Where are the girls?Many of the photos circling the Internet and displayed on cable networks have been of boys. This left Rep.… Read more »
Congressional Democrats slam Rick Scott over Hurricane Irma debris removalU.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, was joined by nine of her Democratic colleagues in signing the letter, including Broward and Palm Beach county U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch, Lois Frankel, Alcee Hastings and Frederica Wilson.Wasserman Schultz and other Democrats have been attempting to put blame on Scott for… Read more »
U.S. Congress to U.N.: What are you doing to compensate Haiti's cholera victims?More than 100 members of Congress are sounding the alarm over Haiti's deadly cholera epidemic and the victims of the waterborne disease who are still awaiting compensation from the United Nations.Cholera, which was non-existent in Haiti for at least a century until it was introduced to the country eight years… Read more »
In Light Of Last Year's Hollywood Hills Tragedy, Seniors Get Advice As Hurricane Season Begins In the days after Hurricane Irma swept through South Florida last September, knocking out power across the region, 14 patients at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills died from sweltering conditions. Twelve of those deaths were ruled homicides by the state. On Thursday morning, one day… Read more »
