Because 'People Will Die' If They Listen to Trump, #DontDrinkBleach Hashtag Goes ViralCommon Dreams / Eoin Higgins / April 26, 2020The hashtag #DontDrinkBleach trended on Twitter Friday in reaction to comments by President Donald Trump Thursday evening endorsingthe idea that Americans could somehow imbibe or be injected with disinfectants to eradicate the coronavirus. "It is April 24,… Read more »
Groups Work to Stop Deportations to Haiti Amid Coronavirus Pandemic NBCMiami / Willard Shepard / April 23, 2020There's outcry from the Haitian community in South Florida and one member of Congress over deporting Haitians back to the island in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, after advocates say Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported almost 130 people Thursday. Recent video taken… Read more »
Why Haitian nationals have a tougher time returning home than deportees from the U.S.Miami Herald / Jacqueline Charles / April 22, 2020Haitians stranded by the coronavirus in the United States are finding that it's a lot easier to get back home if you're a U.S. deportee than if you're a tourist stuck abroad. Haitian Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe, confirming in a radio interview that the… Read more »
Congresswoman Wilson Questions HHS About Treatment for Those Living with HIV Amid PandemicSouthFloridaCaribbeanNews / April 21, 2020MIAMI – Congresswoman Wilson plans to send a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services seeking information related to continued access to HIV treatment and care during the COVID-19 pandemic and the risk that the novel coronavirus poses to… Read more »
Soto seeks worker rewardsFlorida Politics / April 21, 2020Although most of the country has been shut down by stay-at-home orders, there are still essential workers risking their safety working on the front lines to ensure Americans are still receiving health care, essential supplies and services. Rep. Darren Soto of Kissimmee and a few delegation colleagues believe these workers deserve… Read more »
Florida Delegation Urges Equitable Distribution of CARES Act Hospital Funding Florida Daily / April 20, 2020Last week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. and U.S. Rep. Donna Shalala, D-Fla., rounded up the Florida delegation and U.S. Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, R-PR, sent a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Sec. Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)… Read more »
Stimulus Funds Continue to Go to Airports Across Florida Florida Daily / Kevin Derby / April 19, 2020Members of the Florida congressional delegation continue to announce funds for airports in the Sunshine State. This week, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., who sits on the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced that airports in South Florida will get more than… Read more »
Remembering a beloved priest and a dear childhood friend who died from COVID-19Miami Herald / Bea L. Hines / April 17, 2020The coronavirus has taken away our loved ones and acquaintances. It has also taken away a way of life from us. No longer can we stand around the bedside of a loved one who is about to make his or her transition from this earthly life to life eternal. And no longer can… Read more »
South Florida Airports Receive More Than $340 Million in Emergency COVID-19 FundingSouth Florida Caribbean News / April 16, 2020MIAMI – On Wednesday, April 15, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson announced that airports in South Florida will receive $342,272,000 million in emergency funding as a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that Congress passed… Read more »
Frederica Wilson: $85 Million in Coronavirus Stimulus Funds Headed to Colleges, Universities in South Florida DistrictFlorida Daily / Kevin Derby / April 16, 2020On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., announced colleges and universities in her South Florida district would receive almost $85 million as part of the $2.2 trillion stimulus package that the White House and Congress… Read more »
