Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) and Gwen Moore (D-WI) introduced a resolution that recognizes the urgent need to prevent and treat obesity as a disease to reduce the risk of related diseases and comorbidities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20) and Brian Mast (R-FL-21), with the support of the entire Florida Congressional delegation, introduced a bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in West Palm Beach, Fla. as the “Thomas H. Corey Health Care System of West Palm Beach.” This legislation will change the name of the VA hospital to honor the life of Thomas H.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) led a bipartisan letter with Reps. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) and Mike Carey (R-OH) to President Biden, Vice President Harris, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, and Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services Jaddou that urges the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Mauritania.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) and Rep. Scott Franklin (R-FL) introduced their bipartisan Scheduling for Community Health and Easy Data to Understand for Legislators to Evaluate Services (SCHEDULES) Act to ensure timely treatment for veterans seeking specialty care at the VA.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) and Collin Allred (D-TX), members of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, expressing their disappointment with South Africa’s claims against Israel at the International Court of Justice, which baselessly accuses Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinian people.
WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) released the following statement in response to reports that Senate negotiators are considering proposals that would substantially weaken or end the Biden-Harris Administration’s Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela parole program:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Reps. Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) and Kiggans (R-VA) introduced the bipartisan Counting Veterans’ Cancer Act of 2024, which aims to improve healthcare and research outcomes for America’s veterans by increasing collaboration between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and state cancer registries. Specifically, the legislation requires the Veterans’ Health Administration to share national cancer data with state cancer registries.
TAMARAC, FL – Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) joined the City of Tamarac to announce $350,000 in critical Community Project Funding that the city has received for the First-Time Homebuyer Purchase Assistance Program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), and Terri Sewell (D-AL) introduced the RPM Cost Sharing Elimination Study Act of 2023.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA) introduced the Department of Veterans Affairs Therapeutic Medical Physicist Pay Cap Relief Act.