117th Congress
Miami, FL - Today, Congresswoman Wilson sent a letter to House leadership and the chairs and ranking members of the Appropriations and Transportation and Infrastructure committees urging them to include relief for Florida's public seaports in the third phase of the coronavirus response package.
Florida seaports are a major engine of economic activity for the state and the largest hub of cruise activity in the United States. It supports more than 150,000 jobs and generates nearly $8 billion in wages and salaries.
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response to the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act:
Miami, FL - Today, Congresswoman Wilson issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling on the White House's effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program:
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Haiti earthquake.
"On January 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti at its very core, crippling the capital's infrastructure, killing hundreds of thousands of people, and leaving more than one million homeless. As we mark the ten-year anniversary of that devastating event, we also must not forget the myriad other man-made and natural disasters that Haiti has endured since then, including a cholera outbreak, hurricanes, and political unrest.
Miami, FL - On Thursday, January 23, 2020, Congresswoman Wilson and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan will host a job and resource fair for the 2020 Census. They will be joined by representatives from the United States Census Bureau and Career Source South Florida.
Miami, FL -Congresswoman Wilson will soon introduce the Haitian Deportation Relief Act, which calls for the suspension of deportations of Haitian nationals until the COVID-19 pandemic has ended in both the United States and Haiti. The legislation also calls for a report to Congress on Haiti's health infrastructure; COVID-19 prevention and treatment efforts; the political and economic conditions on the island nation; the psychosocial, health, and economic impact of removal on Haitian nationals and their families; alternatives to removal and other issues.
Miami, FL - Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson led a letter to Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Mary Mayhew calling on them to take steps to safeguard the well-being of Florida's nursing home residents.
Miami, FL -Today, Rep. Wilson sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue urging him to approve the state of Florida's request to administer the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
D-SNAP allows people who are not typically eligible for SNAP benefits but have been impacted by a disaster to receive aid. In addition, current SNAP recipients could request supplemental benefits to raise their allotment to the maximum amount for their household size.
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 administration sought to end the programs.
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement after the House voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump:
"President Trump had to be impeached. He does not deserve to occupy the highest office in this land. He is a disgrace to our Founding Fathers, our constituents and our children.
"The elephant (pun intended) in the room is Russia.
"My regret is that we do not yet know what Russia and Putin have on Trump to cause him to serve as a puppet for the communist nation. I eagerly await the answer to that question.