Frederica Wilson

We cannot support efforts to strip workers of their overtime no matter what form it takes.

These statistics and stories represent real people. These are our constituents.

We can no longer justify depriving these workers of these basic protections while entrusting them to care for our aging parents and disabled family members.

We can no longer devalue the contributions our daughters, sisters, and wives make to our economy.

It is absurd that we think that these constituents and this scenario constitute fair wages.

Labor laws like the FLSA were passed for a reason. That reason was to protect workers.

Please tell me and tell this body why the Fair Labor Standards Act is so important to millions of American workers, what has been its role in the past, and what it will mean for workers going forward.

Boko Haram, with the help of ISIS, has made a dangerous comeback. Just yesterday, Boko Haram attacked again, using a suicide bomber to kill 20 more people. In his inauguration speech last Friday, President Buhari vowed to defeat Boko…

I want to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Head Start program, which has served more than 30 million American children. As a former Head Start teacher, I know firsthand what access to education and a hearty breakfast can do for a…

Today I, along with many of my colleagues--both women and men, Republicans and Democrats--wear red to pressure Nigerian President-elect Muhammadu Buhari into taking aggressive action against Boko Haram. Next week, as Nigeria welcomes the…

I strongly urge the administration to reconsider its proposal to cut benefits under the FECA. These cuts are not fair.

I hope that we can work together. I know that you have been working on this issue for many years.

This is not a family-friendly policy. Let us remember this as we consider these proposed cuts.

We are the worst. We are the worst on the workers' compensation in a race to the bottom.

It has been over a year since the Chibok girls were stolen from their families by Boko Haram. Today I have asked my fellow Congresswomen to join me in wearing red on Wednesdays. Wear red in solidarity with the mothers and sisters who fear…

This week we received good news. On Tuesday, 200 girls and 93 women were rescued from Boko Haram camps by the Nigerian military in the Sambisa Forest. Yesterday, another group, 160 women and children, was rescued in the same forest. These…

If they did accept that partnership, I would like to know what are some of the consequences that are likely to result from Boko Haram's attempt to ally itself with ISIS.

This is truly something that I am truly concerned about, and I just wanted to find out today how deeply the Homeland Security Committee was involved in this.

We are wearing red to signify Bring Back Our Girls, and it is just so wonderful that we heard of the discovery of 300 women and girls who have been discovered.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, I want to thank you for holding this hearing today, this very important hearing.

Following the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster, MSHA began impact inspections in mines with a history of safety problems.

MSHA has accumulated or referred approximately $72 million in delinquent fines to the Treasury Department.

When we separate one group of students from another, inequality arises, and that is the case of Title I funding.

Today marks 1 year since the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls in Nigeria--1 year, 365 days, nonstop--by Boko Haram. UNICEF is reporting that 800,000 children have been forced to flee Boko Haram's campaign of violence in Nigeria. Their…