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Congresswoman Frederica Wilson

Representing the 24th District of Florida

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Nov 6, 2020 Press Release

Miami, FL – Today, Congresswoman Wilson and Miami-Dade NAACP president Ruban Roberts issued the following statement about reports of false information circulating on social media warning of planned racially motivated attacks.

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Oct 6, 2020 Press Release

Washington, DC – Members of Florida’s Congressional delegation called on Gov. Ron DeSantis to further extend a voter registration deadline to midnight Wednesday after heavy traffic crashed the state’s online enrollment system Monday, potentially preventing thousands of would-be voters from signing up to cast ballots in next month’s presidential election.

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Jul 27, 2020 Press Release

Today the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act (S.2163/H.R. 1636), introduced by Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, to establish a 19-member commission examining the social disparities that disproportionately affect black males in America. Led by Sen.

Jul 15, 2020 Press Release

Miami, FL – Congresswoman Wilson introduced this week H.R. 7607, the Masks for All Act, which would require the use of face masks in all public spaces and outside when one cannot maintain a physical distance of six feet or more from anyone who is not a member of the same household.

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Jul 1, 2020 Press Release

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.

Jun 26, 2020 Press Release

Miami, FL – Congresswoman Wilson, who sits on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, applauds H.R.

Jun 25, 2020 Press Release

Miami, FL – Today, Congresswoman Wilson issued the following statement following the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act:

Jun 19, 2020 Press Release

Miami, FL – Today, Congresswoman Wilson issued the following statement to recognize the 155th celebration of Juneteenth, when federal officials arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation:

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Aug 27, 2018 In The News
Buchanan, Curbelo, Rooney want Florida’s specialty crops protected in final trade deal

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States and Mexico have reached agreement on revisions to parts of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), while a bipartisan contingent including U.S. Reps. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Tom Rooney (R-FL), and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) are urging that consideration of Florida’s specialty crop industry be part of any final trade deal.

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Aug 19, 2018 In The News
Florida Delegation to USDA: Change APHIS Fees at Florida Ports

Insisting they want to help ports across the state, Florida’s two U.S. senators and several of the state’s delegation in the U.S. House are calling on the  U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to change how the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) charges importers to fumigate produce imported into the U.S. 

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Aug 8, 2018 In The News
Residents, community leaders gather for ICE town hall meeting in Miramar

MIRAMAR, FLA. (WSVN) - Residents and community leaders gathered for a town hall meeting at the Miramar Cultural Center regarding the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in the city.

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Jul 16, 2018 In The News
Florida lawmakers blast Trump for not calling out Putin

WASHINGTON – Florida lawmakers on Monday blasted President Trump over taking Vladimir Putin's word that Russia did not interfere in the 2016 election, a conclusion that stands in dramatic contrast to widely held views among the intelligence community and on Capitol Hill.

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Jul 4, 2018 In The News
Congresswoman Wilson Working with Stakeholders to Address Gun Violence

MIAMI On Monday, July 2, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson met with U.S. Attorney Benjamin Greenberg, local law enforcement officials and other stakeholders to discuss gun violence and keeping children safe in District 24 and throughout Miami-Dade County.

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Jul 2, 2018 In The News
State & Local Leaders Discuss Ways To End Gun Violence In South Florida

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – State, local and federal authorities came together at City of Miami Police headquarters to speak about the gun violence that’s plaguing our community, particularly victimizing young people, and ways to address it.

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Jun 27, 2018 In The News
Congressional Black Caucus rallies behind Maxine Waters as feud over civility continues

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) on Wednesday sharply criticized the actions of protesters who have directly confronted Trump administration officials in recent days, saying that some of their behavior “borders on illegal.”

Jun 25, 2018 In The News
Senator, House members tour child detention facility

HOMESTEAD — Florida Sen. Bill Nelson and four of the state’s Democratic House members toured a detention center where about 100 immigrant children taken from their parents are being held.

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Jun 25, 2018 In The News
Migrant girls are particularly vulnerable in detention centers

The Brownsville centers were brightly painted and featured murals that included images of former President Obama and our current commander-in-chief, Donald J. Trump, who inexplicably created this crisis that has brought our nation to another new low. The facility in Homestead, a former Job Corps site, by contrast was less well-maintained — serviceable, but dreary.

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Jun 22, 2018 In The News
Democratic lawmaker on detained children: ‘Where are the girls?’

After photos emerged of immigrant children being housed in detainee centers along the border, the question began circulating social media, activist spaces and the halls of Congress: Where are the girls?

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