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Ten Democratic members of Congress from Florida wrote to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday calling for him to utilize federal assistance to expand COVID-19 testing in the state.  “We urge you to, once again, vocally encourage vaccines and boosters, and stop propagating vaccine and booster messages filled with doubt and indifference,” the letter said, noting that cases in …

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Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) on Thursday called on the Biden administration to immediately end the deportations of Haitian migrants gathered at the southern border, arguing that it is “inhumane” to send people back to a country “in tatters.”  In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Wilson, who along with New York Democratic Reps. Yvette Clarke and Hakeem Jeffries represents the largest Haitian …

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The effort to increase vaccinations among Black residents continues with a new push to get shots into every arm in the community. The Get Out the Vaccine campaign is being launched by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson to combat mistrust of the vaccine in her district and throughout Miami-Dade. “We’re standing at a memorial cemetery because this …

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The Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys held its first meeting on Tuesday.  Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) introduced legislation establishing the commission following the murder of George Floyd and the nationwide protests sparked in its aftermath. A companion bill introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) passed the Senate in June 2020, and the final act was signed into law that …

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