Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson voted to pass H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, bold, transformative legislation to strengthen the health and financial security of America's seniors and families by finally stopping Americans from having to pay more for their medicines than what Big Pharma charges for the same drugs in other… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response to the two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump:"I was initially one of the holdouts on impeachment, preferring instead to see the committees that have jurisdiction over this issue make a strong, defensible case that would compel the American public to endorse such a serious step. When the… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson welcomed Haitian activist and community leader Leonie M. Hermantin to the nation's capital where she testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs today. She was one of several experts invited to speak at a hearing on "Haiti on the Brink: Assessing U.S. Policy Toward a Country in Crisis."Haiti has for the past year been embroiled in a political… Read more »
There is an African proverb that says, "If we educate a boy, we educate one person. If we educate a girl, we educate a family – and a whole nation."More than five years after the horrifying kidnapping of 276 Nigerian schoolgirls captured the world's attention, 112 of the young women are still unaccounted for. And, as Boko Haram's ten-year reign of terror continues to wreak havoc in… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson recently sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, Jonathan Hayes, calling for the permanent closure of the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children and requesting information about the status and welfare of the adolescent girls who’d been housed there. Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson has introduced the Quality Higher Education Act (H.R. 4579), which enhances the accreditation system to ensure that colleges are graduating students with meaningful degrees and preparing them for workplace success. The legislation includes measures that would require accreditors to set rigorous standards and performance benchmarks based on completion and… Read more »
On Tuesday, July 2, 2019, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson will lead a congressional delegation to inspect the Homestead migrant detention facility and investigate the conditions under which detained migrant teenagers are living.The Florida lawmaker will be joined by several House members whose areas of interest and expertise will provide an important advantage as they assess whether the… Read more »
When Alexandria Jones, 15, received an email announcing that she was the District 24 winner of this year's Congressional Art Competition, she couldn't believe her eyes. In fact, she didn't even know she was a contender, because her art teacher, Mack Jackson IV, had submitted her entry without her knowledge."I was shocked and thought it must be a joke, but then I went to school and Mr.… Read more »
Representatives Frederica Wilson (D-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Val Demings (D-FL), Alcee Hastings, (D-FL), Debbie Murcarsel Powell (D-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Donna Shalala (D-FL) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) have issued the following statement in response to violent protests in Haiti: "We are extremely troubled by news reports coming out of Haiti that describe a country in… Read more »
Congresswoman Wilson issued the following statement in response to Judge Rodney Smith's lifetime appointment to the federal bench: "I am overjoyed by the recent confirmation of Judge Rodney Smith to serve a lifetime appointment on the federal bench in South Florida. He grew up in Liberty City, one of Miami's most economically disadvantaged neighborhoods, and selflessly gives back to the… Read more »
