Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) issued the following statement on the Administration’s firing of Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress. 

“The decision to abruptly terminate Dr. Carla Hayden is absolutely appalling.

Pompano Beach, Fla.— Following the death of Marie Blaise, a 44-year-old Haitian detainee at the Broward Transitional Centeron April 25, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) and Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) visited the U.S.

Washington D.C. ─ Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20), Co-Chair of the Haiti Caucus, led the Florida Democratic congressional delegation in a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. The letter calls for a transparent investigation into the death of Marie Blaise. Blaise, a 44-year-old Haitian immigrant, died at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Pompano Beach.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) issued the following statement on reports that the Administration has purged exhibit items at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, issued the following statement on the Administration’s reorganization of the State Department.

“I have grave concerns that such a sweeping overhaul of the State Department will have a devastating impact on America’s standing and be felt in every corner of the globe. 

Washington D.C. ─ Today, Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick introduced the All-Americans Tax Relief Act, comprehensive tax relief legislation that boosts economic mobility, lowers costs, and improves the financial security and well-being of hard-working South Florida families and families across the country.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) and Wesley Bell (D-MO) introduced the Caribbean Anti-Smuggling of Trafficked Arms (CAST) Act , legislation that would help curb illicit arms trafficking from the United States to the Caribbean by requiring the Department of Defense (DOD) to report on expanding the mandate of Joint Interagency Taskforce South (JIATF-South) to include combatting illicit firearms trafficking. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) issued the following statement after voting against Republicans’ budget resolution. 

“This budget proposal is a complete disaster for working families in South Florida and across the entire country. Republicans who claim that the bill doesn’t impact the programs that Americans depend on to survive couldn’t be further from the truth.