117th Congress
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response to White House allegations regarding her account of President Donald Trump's call with the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson:
"Despite President Trump's suggestion that I have recanted my statement or misstated what he said, I stand firmly by my original account of his conversation with Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson. Moreover, this account has been confirmed by family members who also witnessed Mr. Trump's incredible lack of compassion and sensitivity.
MIAMI, FL - Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) issued the following statement in response to a Miami-Dade County High School dance-team's provocative costumes and dance routines:
Congresswoman Frederica S.Wilson issued the following statement after the House passed the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act:
"Today the U.S. House of Representatives took a step toward making our country a more dangerous place. House Republicans, in a largely party line vote, passed the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which will force every state in the nation to recognize concealed carry standards from every other state.
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response to the death of a twelfth Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills resident:
MIAMI, FL - In the wake of the deaths of 14 residents, mostly seniors, at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) will hold a bipartisan congressional field hearing on nursing home preparedness and response to disasters on Thursday, October 19, 2017. The field hearing will include testimony from experts and officials on ways to ensure that such tragedies never happen again.
MIAMI - In observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson will partner with the Miami-Dade County Florida Department of Health to offer HIV testing on Wednesday, February 7.
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement on the Pentagon's upcoming report on the Niger ambush in which four American soldiers were killed:
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson has introduced a bipartisan resolution to extend Temporary Protected Status to Haitian nationals until Haiti has demonstrably recovered from a series of natural and manmade disasters. The designation is set to expire in January 2018, but the island nation is still struggling to rebuild in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, a cholera epidemic, Hurricane Matthew and other adverse events. H.Con.Res. 88, which has 36 co-sponsors, would extend TPS for Haitians by 18 months.
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response to President Trump's denial that he called Haiti, El Salvador and African nations shitholes:
"With the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which rewards the rich and penalizes the poor, President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have pulled off one of the biggest heists in recent history. They are doing so despite the adverse impact it will have on low- and middle-income families and the overwhelming disapproval of a majority of Americans. It is very telling that most of the Republican lawmakers who support the legislation have little idea about what's actually in it.