Congresswoman Wilson issued the following statement in response to Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan's decision to not discipline senior officers in the botched Niger ambush: "Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan's failure to hold senior commanders accountable for the 2017 combat mission in Niger that led to the barbarous deaths of four American soldiers is, quite frankly, baffling,… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response to the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) programs for immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan until January 2020. The extension was made to comply with a court injunction issued last October by the U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of California after the Trump… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response to an audio tape of President Donald J. Trump making jokes during a discussion about the deadly ambush in Niger: "I wish I could say that I'm surprised by President Trump's attempt to make light of a tragic event that led to the deaths of four American heroes, but I am not. It is appalling, but this is the same… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement after the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes her amendment that requires the Department of Defense to implement policy and operational changes to avoid deadly incidents like the ambush in Niger that led to the deaths of four American soldiers:"Since learning of the catastrophic loss of my… Read more »
Florida lawmakers blast Trump for not calling out PutinFlorida lawmakers on Monday blasted President Trump over taking Vladimir Putin's word that Russia did not interfere in the 2016 election, a conclusion that stands in dramatic contrast to widely held views among the intelligence community and on Capitol Hill."I don't see any reason why" Russia would do that, Trump said in… Read more »
U.S. Congress to U.N.: What are you doing to compensate Haiti's cholera victims?More than 100 members of Congress are sounding the alarm over Haiti's deadly cholera epidemic and the victims of the waterborne disease who are still awaiting compensation from the United Nations.Cholera, which was non-existent in Haiti for at least a century until it was introduced to the country eight years… Read more »
Prior to the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act this week, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson spoke in support of an amendment she sponsored to require reporting on Department of Defense missions, operations, and activities in Niger and the broader region to relevant committees. It also requires DOD to specify its objectives in Niger and justify their relevance to U.S. national… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement on the Pentagon's investigative report on the Niger ambush: "In the past two weeks I have attended two briefings on the Niger ambush that left dead four American soldiers, one of whom was my constituent, Sgt. La David Johnson."My hope was that we would finally learn how Sgt. Johnson was separated from his unit, how he… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement on the Pentagon's upcoming report on the Niger ambush in which four American soldiers were killed:"Any day now, the Pentagon is expected to release its highly anticipated report on its investigation into the ambush in Niger during which terrorists brutally murdered my constituent, Sgt. La David Johnson, and three members of… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's declaration that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel:"President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is troubling for a variety of reasons, but largely because of its almost immediate destabilizing effect in the Middle East. Violent clashes have erupted across… Read more »
