Press Releases
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Yvette Clarke (D-NY) introduced a groundbreaking resolution to establish the Louverture Investment Plan. Named for the renowned leader of the Haitian independence, Toussaint Louverture, this plan is a 10-year, $50 billion development program to rebuild Haiti to stabilize the country, strengthen democratic and judiciary institutions, invest in critical infrastructure, spur economic growth, and improve opportunities to women and youth to secure the welfare of the Haitian people.
TAMARAC, FL – Today, Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) issued the following statement on the tragic passing of Senior Airman Roger Fortson.
“It is with profound sadness that I extend my deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of U.S. Senior Airman Roger Fortson. He served our nation with honor and dedication in the United States Air Force. His death is a tragic and unimaginable loss for his family, his community, and our country.
Lawmakers Continue Calls for Extending TPS for Haiti, Halting Deportations, Disrupting Arms Trafficking, Providing Humanitarian & Economic Assistance, and More
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) and Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL) introduced H.R. 8249, the U.S.-Africa Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership Act of 2024 (ASTIP).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressional Florida Democrats, Representatives Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), Frederica Wilson (FL-24), Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (FL-25), Lois Frankel (FL-22), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Darren Soto (FL-09), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), released the following joint statement on Florida’s Six-Week Abortion Ban, which takes effect May 1:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick announced the submission deadline for the Fiscal Year 2025 Community Project Funding (CPF) requests.
The deadline for submitting project requests is Friday, April 26th, at 3:00 p.m. The application form, funding availability, and instructions on how to submit requests can be found on the website here.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus McCormick, along with Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Yvette D. Clarke and Ayanna Pressley led a group of 50 lawmakers urging the Biden Administration to redesignate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), pause on deportations back to Haiti, extend humanitarian parole to any Haitians currently detained in Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention centers, end the detention of Haitian migrants intercepted at sea, and provide additional humanitarian assistance for Haiti.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick issued the following statement on the House passage of the national security supplemental.
“Today, I voted in favor of the bipartisan national security supplemental to send aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. I am also pleased that this package includes humanitarian assistance to people in Haiti, Gaza, and Sudan.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick released the following statement on reporting that the United States has resumed deportation flights to Haiti:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswomen Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) led a bipartisan letter to Ways and Means Committee leadership, emphasizing support for the early renewal of the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) and the Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Acts, commonly known as HOPE/HELP.