Frederica Wilson

The science is clear. Since 1974, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has called for OSHA to cut the permissible exposure limit for general industry from 100 micrograms per cubic meter to 50.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Dr. Melius, your testimony says that the permissible exposure limit for construction that has been in place since 1971 was based on a recommendation from the Public Health Service in the 1920s.

I stand with my colleagues in strong support of DOL's updated silica dust standard.

Above all, we must judge this rule by its ability to protect our workers.

We know that this rule will protect worker health.

As Representative Wilson has already introduced, the three bricklayers and family members of bricklayers are behind me, who experienced in their family or themselves silicosis.

We stand to remember the nearly 300 Chibok girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram on April 14, 2014--2 years ago--from their school in Nigeria. Mr. Speaker, Boko Haram has no regard for human life, and it is wreaking havoc on the citizens…

Today is Wear Something Red Wednesday to bring back our girls. This week marks the second anniversary of the April 14, 2014, kidnapping of the Nigerian Chibok schoolgirls, 730 days. This week and next, Members of Congress will join us in…

I commend the President for putting forth a budget that promotes fair wages, safe workplaces, and equal employment opportunities.

I commend the administrator's decision to ensure the workers who have committed themselves to Federal services are honored by a system that does not leave them and their families financially worse off than in injury or death.

Just keep up the good work. I yield back.

Unfortunately, Florida, my State, is one of 19 States that has failed to expand Medicaid under the ACA.

We know that if Medicaid expansion occurs, that a disproportionate number of folks that are minorities will be covered.

During rollcall vote No. 102 on Feb 29, 2016, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''

We have to make sure that the department plans to honor our congressional intent in ESSA around the 95 percent participation rate on assessments.

The testing is killing them, especially in Florida. I am just speaking of Florida.

So what do we do to sensitize the nation, sensitize America that this is an issue that is even threatening our homeland...

Tomorrow is Wear Red Wednesday to Bring Back Our Girls. Right now, many female victims in Nigeria escaped the sexual violence of Boko Haram only to face ill treatment and mistrust in their communities. Even worse, the children who are the…

I'm happy to welcome you here today, Dr. King.

What about the threat to the homeland, to our homeland from Boko Haram?

Thank you so much for having this hearing today. It is truly, truly needed.

How do you get around the Leahy Law? How many people do you kill?

Tomorrow is Wear Something Red Wednesday to bring back our girls. Boko Haram is burning children alive. This heartbreaking and, yes, unsettling picture is of Sani, a victim of Boko Haram's terror. Sani's home was destroyed when Boko Haram…

During rollcall vote No. 44 on January 13th, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' Personal Explanation

Today is Wear Red Wednesday to bring back our girls. As millions here in America prepare for the holidays, we must think of the Nigerians whose celebrations will be tempered by fear and sorrow. Think of the Nigerian Christians fearful of…