Everyone said that's impossible. It takes at least eight months to a year to complete the process through the House, the Senate and to the president's office. I said, I'm a school principal, and I said, excuse my French, oh, hell, no. We're going to get this done. Immediately, I went into attack mode. I went to the speaker, Speaker Boehner, and I said Mr. Speaker, I need your help.
Frederica Wilson recounted her determination to expedite the funding process for the FBI building, countering John Kelly's claims.
Share
More from Frederica Wilson
No one should lose their sight because glaucoma went undetected. The Glaucoma Vision Act of 2026 would expand screening coverage, invest in community detection programs, and support vital research to improve treatment and prevent vision…
Protecting someone’s vision protects their ability to work, care for their family, and move through the world on their own terms," said Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24).
Long before I served in Congress, I stood in classrooms filled with children whose futures depended on whether the people in power cared enough to act.
Other voices in this conversation
