117th Congress
Miami, FL - Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) will host a town hall meeting tonight at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Liberty Square Community Center to talk with residents about the Miami-Dade County and City of Miami Police Departments' efforts to combat rising violent crime in and around the Liberty Square Housing Project. Miami-Dade County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson, City of Miami Commissioner Keon Hardemon, Miami-Dade County Police Director J.D.
Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) led a bipartisan group of Members of Congress in the introduction of a resolution condemning the abduction of Nigerian school girls by the terrorist group Boko Haram, which has claimed responsibility. Many Members of Congress co-sponsored the resolution including Reps. Ed Royce (CA-39), Eliot L. Engel (NY-16), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), Chris Smith (NJ-4), and Karen Bass (CA-37), leadership of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Subcommittee on the Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
Miami, FL - Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) is urging the U.S. and the international community to create a twitter storm, of millions of followers, in support of the kidnapped Nigerian school girls, their rescue and the arrest of terrorist group Boko Haram.
Miami, Florida - Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) issued the following statement on the 60th Anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision issued in Brownv. Board of Education, on May 17, 1954, that outlawed racially segregated public schools.
MIAMI - Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) issued this statement following the news that the bodies of the three Israeli teenagers - who were abducted on June 12, 2014 while returning home from school - were found today near Hebron.
"Just last night, I spoke at the Jewish Federation of Broward County Solidarity Rally in support of the 'Bring Back Our Boys' campaign, started to bring awareness to the kidnapping of the three boys.
Miami, FL - Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) will present the Miami-Dade County Police Department (MDPD) with a $1,000,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to help reduce crime and violence in the county's highest crime area, the Northside District. The check will be presented at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 6, 2014, at the Northside District Station located at 799 NW 81 Street Miami, Florida 33150. Congresswoman Wilson worked closely with the MDPD to secure the grant issued under the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program (BCJI).
Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) received the 'Hero of Main Street' award from the National Retail Federation, the world's largest retail trade association. Congresswoman Wilson released the following statement:
"I am honored to receive the 'Hero of Main Street' award for my support of the American retail industry. This award represents my commitment to move job creation and full employment to the top of the Congressional agenda.
MIAMI, FL- Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court upheld Michigan's affirmative action ban. This decision will allow states to prohibit race as a consideration in public university admissions, state hiring, and government contracting practices.