Pelosi: I 'kind of ignore' Trump's tweets on Floyd protests CNN / Devan Cole / May 31, 2020Washington (CNN) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that she "kind of ignore(s)" President Donald Trump's controversial comments on the nationwide protests spurred by the recent killing of an unarmed black man in Minnesota.In an interview with ABC, the California Democrat also praised former… Read more »
Congress Plans Hearings on Racial Violence and Use of Force by the PoliceNY Times / Nicholas Fandos / May 29, 2020Top lawmakers in both parties, spurred to action by the death of a black Minnesota man in the custody of white police officers, said on Friday that they would hold hearings in the coming weeks on the use of excessive force by law enforcement and on racial… Read more »
House Democrats unveil measure to condemn police brutalityThe Hill / Cristina Marcos / May 29, 2020Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) on Friday unveiled a resolution to condemn police brutality and the excessive use of force against African Americans amid national fervor over recent high-profile deaths of unarmed black people.The resolution, authored by Democratic Reps.… Read more »
ICE has been testing migrants before deportation. But how it's doing so is problematic.Miami Herald / Monique O. Madan and Jacqueline Charles / May 29, 2020The Department of Homeland Security is only testing a sample of the detainees it is removing from the United States and using a 15-minute rapid test to determine if they have the coronavirus.The response by DHS to a Miami Herald… Read more »
Miami, FL – Representatives Frederica Wilson and Al Lawson, Jr., sent a letter this week to President Donald Trump urging him to amend Florida's Major Disaster Declaration to allow the state to administer the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. D-SNAP enables people who are not typically eligible for SNAP but have been impacted by a disaster to receive food benefits.… Read more »
Miami, FL – Congresswoman Wilson applauds the passage of The Heroes Act, House Democrats’ urgently-needed legislation to address the unprecedented coronavirus health and economic crisis and provide desperately needed support for struggling families and essential workers, with funds for testing and tracing measures, key support for frontline workers and strengthened assistance for the American people. Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Wilson introduced the Haitian Deportation Relief Act, which calls for the suspension of deportations of Haitian nationals until the COVID-19 pandemic has ended in both the United States and Haiti. The legislation also requires the Department of Homeland Security prioritize migrants whose detention has been deferred and who do not pose a public safety risk for… Read more »
Miami, FL – Congresswoman Wilson led a letter to State Surgeon General Scott Rivkees and Governor Ron DeSantis seeking information related to ensuring safe access to dialysis treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic and the risk that COVID-19 poses to Floridians with kidney disease.Forty-thousand Floridians are living with end-stage renal disease and are at heightened risk for severe… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson fights for HIV treatment amid COVID-19 Miami Times / Staff Report / April 29, 2020Congresswoman Frederica S. 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 people living with… Read more »
Political bigamy? South Texas congressional nominee just filed to run for yet another seat, in MiamiDallasNews / Paul Cobler / April 29, 2020The Democratic nominee for Congress in Texas' 27th District is also running for Congress in Florida, filing the paperwork just over a month after losing yet a third congressional bid in California, where he actually lives. In Texas, Ricardo De La… Read more »
