Congresswoman Frederica Wilson asks Gov. DeSantis for vote-by-mail Miami Times / Staff Report / April 8, 2020Congresswoman Frederica Wilson sent a letter on Thursday, April 2 to Gov. Ron DeSantis asking him to mail absentee ballots and balloting materials to all registered voters in Florida and provide pre-paid postage and self-sealing return envelopes. The nation's voters are slated to… Read more »
ICE Urged To Take Action To Limit Spread of COVID-19 Among Employees & Detainees In South FloridaSouth Florida Caribean News / April 8, 2020MIAMI – Today (April 8), U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, led her colleagues on a letter to Deputy Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Matthew Albence to express… Read more »
Details Scarce About Coronavirus Cases at Florida Nursing Homes NBCMiami / Phil Praza / April 8, 2020More than 400 confirmed cases of COVID-19 are in Florida's long-term care facilities such as nursing homes, according to Wednesday's update from the state's Health Department, but despite many calls to release details about what facilities have cases, the state has limited its data to… Read more »
South Florida community health centers get millions for coronavirus responseSun Sentinel / Cindy Krischer Goodman / April 8, 2020FoundCare of West Palm Beach opened as the first drive-thru testing site in South Florida. In the weeks that followed, the federally funded community health center has tested hundreds of people for the virus and filtered thousands of phone calls from people… Read more »
Perdue urged to approve D-SNAPFlorida Politics / April 7, 2020Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson, joined by all of the delegation Democrats, is seeking enhanced assistance for their constituents impacted by COVID-19. The members wrote to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, urging him to approve the State of Florida's request to implement the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance… Read more »
Wilson urges DeSantis to Help Ensure Florida Nursing Homes Follow CDC GuidelinesSouth Florida Caribbean News / April 7, 2020MIAMI – Congresswoman Frederica Wilson led a letter to Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Mary Mayhew calling on them to take steps to safeguard the well-being of Florida's nursing home residents. Florida, which… Read more »
Democratic Representatives slam Ron DeSantis over broken unemployment systemFlorida Politics / Jacob Ogles / April 7, 2020Several Democratic members of Congress lashed out at Gov. Ron DeSantis over Florida's besieged unemployment system. "Gov. Rick Scott broke the unemployment system intentionally to help unemployment numbers," said Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a West Palm Beach… Read more »
Trump's Continued Deportations Threaten to Accelerate Pandemic in HaitiYuba New / America's Voice / April 7, 2020Washington, D.C. April 7, 2020 – Observers are highlighting how the Trump administration is recklessly continuing to deport people back to countries such as Haiti and Guatemala – despite the obvious public health risks and potential to accelerate the spread of… Read more »
Democrats on Capitol Hill Want Ron DeSantis to Mail Absentee Ballots to All Registered Florida VotersFlorida Daily / Kevin Derby / April 5, 2020This week, most of the Democrats in the Florida delegation on Capitol Hill, signed a letter urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to mail absentee ballots to all registered voters across the state. The letter was led by U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., who… Read more »
Florida Delegation Urges Sonny Perdue to Offer Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program BenefitsFlorida Daily / Kevin Derby / April 5, 2020Last week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and members of the Florida delegation in the U.S. House called on U.S. Agriculture Sec. Sonny Perdue to approve the state's request to administer the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program… Read more »
