Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) introduced the Paycheck Fairness Act as an amendment during a U.S. House of Representatives Education and Workforce Committee hearing. The Paycheck Fairness Act provides women with the ability to fight wage discrimination and closes loopholes that have allowed employers to avoid taking responsibility for discriminatory pay. This bill… Read more »
Thursday March 27, 2014 MIAMI - Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) will travel to Haiti on Friday, March 28, 2014, at the invitation of House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairwoman-emeritus Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27). The purpose of the trip is to examine the findings of a Governmental Accountability Office report, commissioned through the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) is flying with President Obama to Miami today, on-board Air Force One, to attend an event at 1:00 p.m. at Coral Reef Senior High School, located at 10101 SW 152nd Street, Miami, FL. Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) announced that Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Haiti for an additional 18 months, effective July 23, 2014 through January 22, 2016. Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) issued the following statement on the second anniversary of the killing of Trayvon Martin: Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) has invited Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho and 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project Administrator Dr. Theron Clark to join her at the White House for President Obama's roll-out of his "My Brother's Keeper" initiative to help young men of color Read more »
In response to the ongoing jobs crisis in America, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (D-Fla.) and Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) will announce today the creation of the Congressional Full Employment Caucus at 10:00 a.m. Read more »
