Frederica Wilson: “I rise today to discuss fatherhood. We must honor the amazing fathers throughout these buildings and across the Nation.…”

“I rise today to discuss fatherhood. We must honor the amazing fathers throughout these buildings and across the Nation. As a Congresswoman, founder of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence, and chair of the U.S. Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, I continue to celebrate and uplift fathers. I proudly join my colleague Representative Burgess in a bipartisan fashion to promote building stronger families through fatherhood. Still, too many families are broken due to State and Federal policies resulting in mass incarceration. We must address the many facets of public policy that hinder Black fatherhood. Organizations like the Jack Brewer Foundation play such a vital role in ensuring fathers and father figures have the tools they need to raise our children. Today, we proudly recognize the Jack Brewer Foundation of Florida. It is all about prevention, not detention. That starts with all of us.”