U.S. Congresswoman files bill which would mandate masks in every stateFox 17 / Adrian Mojica / Aug. 20, 2020A U.S. Congresswoman has filed a bill in the House of Representatives which would make masks required in all 50 states.Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL24) introduced H.R. 7607, otherwise known as the Masks for All Act of 2020.Under the bill, the Secretary of Health and Human Services… Read more »
Democrats in Florida Delegation Calling AHCA to Make Sure Long-Term Care Facility Staff Have PPEFlorida Daily / August 12, 2020U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., led nine Democrats in the Florida delegation on a letter to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), raising concerns about the availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) for long-term care facility staff.… 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 »
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 – 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 »
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 »
Hospital reliefFlorida Politics / April 28, 2020Rep. Michael Waltz led a bipartisan effort by Florida's House members to urge the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to waive interest it can charge on emergency loans to Florida hospitals that extend the loans past deadlines. Waltz and 16 other Florida House members sent a letter over the weekend to HHS Secretary Alex Azar and… Read more »
FEMA reliefFlorida Politics / Staff Reports / April 26, 2020While the federal government goes trillions of dollars deeper in debt to fight COVID-19, states face daunting budget holes as well. Rep. John Rutherford of Jacksonville and several House colleagues believe one way to help states is for the federal government to pick up all of the costs from FEMA assistance. Rutherford and New… Read more »
Because 'People Will Die' If They Listen to Trump, #DontDrinkBleach Hashtag Goes ViralCommon Dreams / Eoin Higgins / April 26, 2020The hashtag #DontDrinkBleach trended on Twitter Friday in reaction to comments by President Donald Trump Thursday evening endorsingthe idea that Americans could somehow imbibe or be injected with disinfectants to eradicate the coronavirus. "It is April 24,… Read more »
Groups Work to Stop Deportations to Haiti Amid Coronavirus Pandemic NBCMiami / Willard Shepard / April 23, 2020There's outcry from the Haitian community in South Florida and one member of Congress over deporting Haitians back to the island in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, after advocates say Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported almost 130 people Thursday. Recent video taken… Read more »
