Press Releases
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – On October 16, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) hosted a roundtable discussion with Deputy Assistant Secretary for Caribbean Affairs and Haiti Barbara Feinstein on the recent United Nations Security Council resolution authorizing a multinational security mission in Haiti.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20) and Congressman Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06) introduced legislation today to expand the pool of providers eligible to cross state lines when conducting disability exams for veterans. Both representatives are members of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick issued the following statement on the attack from Hamas against Israel.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) led a letter with Reps. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), and Maxwell Frost (D-FL) to President Biden, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services Ur Jaddou asking the Biden Administration to redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nicaragua.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick applauded the adoption of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution authorizing a multinational security mission in Haiti.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) released the following statement on her vote to avoid a government shutdown.
WASHINGTON. D.C. – Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20) led a letter with Congressman Neal Dunn (R-FL-2) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on quality measures pertaining to the use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes.
WASHINGTON. D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair for Diversity & Inclusion, along with DWC Chair Lois Frankel (D-FL) and Vice Chairs Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) and Nikema Williams (D-GA), pushed House Republican Committee Chairs to seek more women panelists and better prioritize gender parity among Committee witnesses.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) introduced the HELP Extension Act of 2023 to extend the HOPE (Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement)-HELP (Haiti Economic Lift Program) trade preferences for 10 years. HOPE-HELP works in conjunction with the broader trade preferences system known as the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) to incentivize greater trade and cooperation with Haiti. Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick was joined by Reps. |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) and Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL) introduced a House resolution that designates September 2023 as “National Cholesterol Education Month," and September 30, 2023, as “LDL-C Awareness Day.”