Frederica Wilson: “We need more students to undertake higher education in order to close the skill gap and boost productivity.”

“Serving the people of Florida’s 24th Congressional District has been the work of my entire adult life.

Now, Congress must finish the job and pass full-year funding bills that lower costs, protect our communities, and put people first.

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.

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…