Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick issued the following statement on Donald Trump Parroting Senator J.D. Vance's Racist Lies.

"Donald Trump is once again fixating on fictitious stories rooted in racist stereotypes in hopes of scaring Americans into voting for him. His outrageous comment about immigrants eating Springfield, Ohio, residents’ pets is nothing more than a desperate attempt to stoke fear and division. It’s insulting, it’s false, and it’s rooted in the worst kinds of stereotypes.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) and Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) introduced the Farm to Market Road Improvement Act. Roads in dense agricultural areas are often traveled by heavy trucks carrying up to 80,000 pounds of agricultural freight. This type of use has a disproportionate impact on local road and bridge infrastructure in these areas, which leads to costly repairs for local governments.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick issued the following statement on J.D. Vance’s racist lies, pathetic politics.

"J.D. Vance’s recent comments about Haitians in Springfield eating pets and local wildlife are not only a vile, racist lie but also beneath the dignity of any public office, let alone the Senate or the Vice Presidency. It’s disgusting and disgraceful that someone seeking the nation's second-highest office would stoop to such baseless, hateful rhetoric.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), and Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), who both serve on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, introduced a new effort to improve healthcare coordination and management for veterans who receive services through Medicare and the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA).  Many veterans over the age of 65 and those who are disabled are enrolled in both Medicare and the VA.

TAMARAC, FL – Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick joined the City of Tamarac’s Commissioners to announce $1,666,279 in essential Community Project Funding for the city’s Rehabilitation and Rebuild Program. 

TAMARAC, FL – Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick joined Palm Beach County commissioners to announce $2,250,000 in critical Community Project Funding for the city’s Workforce Affordable Housing Development project.

TAMARAC, FL — Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick joined the City of Lauderhill to announce $963,000 in critical Community Project Funding for its Comprehensive Crime Reduction Program.