Wilson Votes to Make Historic Investments in Jobs, Opportunity, Working Families with New Government Funding Package Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson voted to make historic investments in American jobs, opportunity and working families with H.R. 4502, a package to fund the federal government in the next fiscal year. This essential legislation will improve the health and… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson applauded House passage of the "Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act," which includes funding for 11 projects in Florida's 24th congressional district. Rep. Wilson fought to ensure the projects were included in the INVEST in America Act, which makes transformational investments in… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson voted today to pass H.R. 1915, the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, bipartisan legislation that would authorize $50 billion in direct infrastructure investment over the next five years to address the nation's crumbling wastewater infrastructure and local water quality challenges. H.R. 1915 will soon advance to the House floor.The… Read more »
The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act passed by the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee includes the Transportation Equity Act introduced by Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson to re-establish the Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity within the Department of Transportation. This committee would be comprised of… Read more »
Miami, FL -- Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement on the American Jobs Plan:"Since my first day in Congress, my mantra has been ‘Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!' and the infrastructure plan that President Biden outlined this week aims to achieve that goal. President Biden's American Jobs Plan is a robust and transformative investment in our nation and American workers… Read more »
These cities in Miami-Dade are challenging new flight paths over their neighborhoodsMiami Herald / Aaron Leibowitz / January 7, 2021 A group of cities in northeast Miami-Dade County is taking the federal government to court over a plan to adjust flight patterns in the region, demanding stronger evidence that it won't create headaches for their residents for years to come. The cities… Read more »
Democrats in Florida Delegation Criticize Donald Trump's Use of Executive Orders to Help the Economy During PandemicFlorida Daily / August 23, 2020Last week, Florida's Democratic members of Congress, led by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., sent a letter to President Donald Trump "pushing back against Trump's ineffectual and possibly unconstitutional executive actions regarding… Read more »
Miami, FL – At the urging of Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, the Federal Aviation Administration announced today that it will extend to July 24, the public comment period on the Draft Environmental Assessment for the South-Central Florida Metroplex NextGen Project. The decision was made a day after the Florida lawmaker hosted a conference call with several representatives from… Read more »
Miami, Fla. – Today, Congresswoman Wilson voted to pass H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, House Democrats' sweeping legislation to invest more than $1.5 trillion in modern, sustainable infrastructure while creating millions of good-paying jobs, combatting the climate crisis and addressing disparities in communities across Florida and throughout the country."I made a promise to my… Read more »
Miami, FL – Congresswoman Wilson, who sits on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, applauds H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, House Democrats' newly unveiled bill to invest more than $1.5 trillion in modern, sustainable infrastructure, while creating millions of good-paying jobs, combatting the climate crisis and addressing disparities in urban, suburban and rural… Read more »
