Buchanan, Curbelo, Rooney want Florida’s specialty crops protected in final trade dealPresident Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States and Mexico have reached agreement on revisions to parts of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), while a bipartisan contingent including U.S. Reps. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Tom Rooney (R-FL), and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) are… Read more »
Florida Delegation to USDA: Change APHIS Fees at Florida Ports Insisting they want to help ports across the state, Florida's two U.S. senators and several of the state's delegation in the U.S. House are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to change how the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) charges importers to fumigate produce imported into the U.S. On… Read more »
The U.S. Department of Transportation this week awarded Miami-Dade County a $7,000,000 Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant that will be used to modernize two cargo terminal gates at PortMiami. Last fall, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, a founder and chair of the Florida Ports Caucus, led a letter signed by members of the Miami-Dade congressional delegation urging… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson issued the following statement on the passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018: "I was thrilled that the House passed the Water Resources Development Act today. This is a win for Florida and for communities across the country. As chair of the Florida Ports Caucus, I fought to bring relevant stakeholders together and to ensure that Florida's… Read more »
In response to the news that a bid by Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties has put South Florida in the running to become the home of Amazon's HQ2, several members of Florida's congressional delegation have joined the effort to push South Florida to number one. The tri-county area is one of the top-20 finalists--chosen from among a group of 238 applicants. Winning could mean up to… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson today announced Democrats' new economic agenda for the American people – A Better Deal: Better Jobs, Better Wages, Better Future."For the past six months, President Donald J. Trump and Republicans in both chambers of Congress have made it painfully clear that big business and the wealthiest Americans are their top priority. They have demonstrated… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson introduced this week the Jobs Now Act of 2017, legislation that aims to help Americans struggling to find work and provide two-year grants to cities, counties and qualified nonprofit organizations to train, hire, and retain people to work in public service jobs."Since my first day on Capitol Hill, my mantra has been ‘Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!'" said… Read more »
MIAMI, FL – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) joined Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson for a tour of the Liberty Square housing complex on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Secretary Carson's two-day visit to Miami was part of a national listening tour he is conducting to learn first-hand about the public's experiences with and concerns about affordable housing. … Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson released the following statement on her appointment to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee: "Since my first day in Congress, my mantra has been jobs, jobs, jobs. The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee plays a pivotal role in spurring job creation and economic growth. This appointment will provide excellent opportunities to work… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response to the injunction placed on the Obama Administration’s Overtime Regulation:“On behalf of the millions of hardworking Americans who would have benefitted from the Obama administration’s regulation that would have raised the salary limit below which workers would automatically qualify for overtime… Read more »
