Frederica Wilson

Woman, I rise in opposition, although I am not opposed to the amendment. I am pleased to join my long-time friend and colleague from Florida, Congressman Bill Posey, in supporting amendment No. 11, which we coauthored. Our amendment…

I champion workers' rights to collective bargaining and fight to protect good-paying American jobs, such as those in the railroad industry.

I am glad that we are having today's hearing, as we focus on the workforce and highlight important issues such as the shrinking workforce, the increasing adoption of Precision Scheduled Railroading, fatigue, crew size, and the…

There is a need to regulate artificial intelligence. My time is up, but we do need regulations in place.

The state of the rail workforce is of tremendous concern to me and my constituents.

The testimony and evidence before me suggests that FRA has adopted a culture of deregulation and decreased oversight at the expense of the safety and health of employees and passengers.

Every year three is 600,0000 folks that should be graduating and they would have graduated but instead they are coming out of incarceration.

FIU has also partnered with area high schools to help accelerate time to college completion and since 2009, has helped thousands of high school students obtain college credits to reduce the amount of time and money required to obtain a…

The institutions serving the largest share of low income students and students of color are often the same institutions that struggle to provide the support students need because they are chronically underfunded.

Although African American and Hispanic students have made tremendous academic strides since the Civil Rights Era, graduation and dropout rates suggest that substantial barriers persist.

our Nation spends $5 billion less educating students of color in the higher ed system than it does White students.

Our Nation spends $5 billion less educating students of color in the higher ed system than it does White students.

Another innovative program at FIU is the Golden Scholar Summer Bridge Program which provides an alternative admissions pathway for 65 to 85 minority first generation students.

We have heard during our last hearing the different institutions have vastly different funding levels and that the institutions serving the largest share of low income students and students of color are often the same institutions that…

The innovative ideas we will be discussing today such as dual enrollment in high school and additional students support services in two and four year colleges among many others have the potential to significantly decrease the equity access…

One thing that I will note is that our Nation spends $5 billion less educating students of color in the higher ed system than it does White students.

Every year three is 600,000 folks that should be graduating and they would have graduated but instead they are coming out of incarceration.

Therefore the innovative ideas we will be discussing today such as dual enrollment in high school and additional students support services in two and four year colleges among many others have the potential to significantly decrease the…

Thank you, Chairman Scott, for holding this hearing on improving equity in higher education through innovation.

If we aren't able to get students of color and low income students to that baccalaureate level, it's exacerbating the racial and economic inequality in our country.

the institutions serving the largest share of low income students and students of color are often the same institutions that struggle to provide the support students need because they are chronically underfunded.

One of my life's missions has been to put up a permanent roadblock on the destructive and demoralizing path that has entrapped too many boys and young men of color and other at risk youth.

We also need to remove the barriers to employment for those with arrest records and other criminal backgrounds.

The importance of today's hearing cannot be overstated.

Some of the stories I have heard and witnessed are deplorable.