Press Releases

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — Tomorrow, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), in partnership with AFGE Local 558, will hold a press conference immediately following the Federal Workforce Shutdown Assistance Food Drive in Dania Beach. She will discuss the ongoing impacts of the government shutdown on federal workers, their families, and Head Start staff.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) issued the following statement in response to the ongoing redistricting efforts across the country, emphasizing the deep implications these changes have for democracy, equity, and the future of communities like those in Florida’s 20th Congressional District. 

“This attempt to pack, crack, and racially gerrymander districts are a blatant attack on the past 60 years of progress toward equity and accessibility for individuals to exercise the right to vote. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) led a group of Democratic colleagues in introducing the Stop Stealing Our Jobs Act, to fight back against the Trump administration’s plan to use a government shutdown as pretext to fire large numbers of federal employees. The legislation affirms that neither the president nor the Head of an Executive agency may remove any employee, including as part of a reduction in force.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Ranking Member of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, issued the following statement on the two-year anniversary of the October 7th terrorist attack.

“At midnight, government funding expired. This is deeply disheartening. While shutdowns are not new, each time it happens, it sends the same painful message: too often, leaders in Washington put ego and politics ahead of the people we are meant to serve.

“The American people should never have to suffer because Republicans, who control Congress, cannot come together on the most basic priorities—like ensuring affordable healthcare and protecting the jobs that sustain working families.

"There is no place in our democracy for rhetoric that incites harm-especially from those elected to serve the public and uphold our Constitution.

"Political violence, in any form and against anyone, is a direct threat to our democratic values.

"Violence from elected officials? Not today, not ever. Leaders who promote violence are a threat, not an example. We don't accept threats. We stand together, speak out, and protect our democracy."

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