117th Congress

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office's report on how the Republicans' legislation will impact Americans' access to affordable health care:

"Today the Congressional Budget Office released a report on the Republicans' health care bill that reinforced what we've known all along: Millions of Americans will lose their health care coverage while the nation's millionaires and billionaires simultaneously get a tax break.

MIAMI, FL - Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) issued the following statement as Hurricane Irma moves across the Caribbean:

"Hurricane Irma could become a major and life-threatening storm. Destructive winds, storm surge, dangerous surf, heavy rainfall and flash flooding are all possible," said Congresswoman Wilson. "Though the location of Hurricane Irma's landfall is unpredictable, history has shown that storm tracks can change quickly and unexpectedly, which means the hurricane could potentially impact Florida."

In response to the violent removal of Dr. David Dao from United Express flight 3411 and the altercation on American Airlines flight 591, during which a flight attendant nearly struck a mother and her baby with a stroller he forcibly took from her, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a full committee hearing on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, to examine U.S. airlines' customer service policies and issues.

WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson will cloak former 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project student Joseph Dubery at the Howard University College of Medicine's Annual Long White Coat Ceremony on Friday, March 17, 2017. The ceremony marks an honored pre-graduation tradition as students move from a short coat to a long coat in their final year of medical school - a symbol of being equal clinicians to others who have earned the long coats. Students also will take the Hippocratic Oath and pledge their service to their patients and future communities.

MIAMI - In observance of National HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) will partner with the Miami-Dade County Florida Department of Health to offer HIV testing on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Frederica Wilson and Juanita Mann Health Center, located at 2520 NW 75^th Street, Miami, Florida.

MIAMI, FL - In observance of National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) will team up with Walgreens, Greater Than AIDS, and several health clinics throughout Miami-Dade County to offer free HIV testing.

The third annual Congressional App Challenge has begun!

The U.S. House of Representatives launched this exciting and innovative competition in 2015 to encourage students from across the nation to gain hands-on experience in coding and programming and to spark their entrepreneurial spirits.

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response to Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's decision to not run for re-election: