Miami, Fla. – Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) updated Floridians on the actions she and the Biden Administration have taken to ensure that there is enough safe infant formula and that it is quickly reaching families that need it.
“Two weeks ago, concerns from Florida families about the difficulty of finding formula they needed to keep their kids… Read more »
Miami Herald Op-EdNearly 50 years ago, the Roe v. Wade decision gave women across the country the ability to make safer and more informed decisions about their reproductive healthcare.
The leaked Supreme Court draft opinion signals a move to overturn this precedent, fueled by efforts from Republican legislators to limit abortion access. If those lawmakers were truly concerned with a… Read more »
Congresswoman Wilson Names COVID Frontline Doctor, Dr. Dwight C. Reynolds, as Virtual Guest to State of the Union Address
MIAMI, FL – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) announced Dwight C. Reynolds, MD, FACEP as her virtual guest for President Biden’s State of the Union Address who has been instrumental in providing COVID-19 vaccinations, testing, and care to… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson voted for final passage of H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, landmark, life-saving legislation that will provide urgently-needed resources to defeat the virus, put vaccines in people's arms, money into families' pockets, children safely back into classrooms and people back to work. This legislation will now go to President Biden's… Read more »
Miami, FL – As in so many aspects of American life, access to coronavirus testing, treatment, and vaccines is an equity issue. Across the state, black people have tested positive for the virus at twice the rate of whites and the vaccination rate is equally dismal. The numbers are particularly dire in Miami-Dade County communities like Opa-Locka, for example, where 53 percent of the… Read more »
Miami, FL – Congresswoman Wilson introduced this week H.R. 7607, the Masks for All Act, which would require the use of face masks in all public spaces and outside when one cannot maintain a physical distance of six feet or more from anyone who is not a member of the same household. The legislation also calls for increased funding to states through grants to promote universal access… Read more »
Miami, Fla. – Congresswoman Wilson led a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis urging him to make free or affordable face coverings universally available throughout the state. In the past few weeks, the rate of confirmed coronavirus infections has surged in Florida, making it one of the nation's top five hot spots. On July 4, for example, the state reported a record-breaking, single-day high… 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 »
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 »
Miami, FL – Congresswoman Wilson plans to send a letter to State Surgeon GeneralScott A 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… Read more »
