MIAMI, FL – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), member of the Congressional Coronavirus Task Force, released the following statement regarding Trump’s announcement that he is calling off talks on a stimulus bill: "This is unacceptable. The country is in this mess because of President Trump's failed coronavirus response, and for the President and Washington Republicans to turn their ba... Read more »
MIAMI, FL – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), member of the Congressional Coronavirus Task Force, released the following statement regarding school safety: “This World Teacher Day, as schools start in-person classes, we must do more to show our gratitude to educators and school staff. We must provide them with the federal funding, guidance, and protective equipment needed to safely ... Read more »
La congresista demócrata de Florida Debbie Mucarsel-Powell presento este jueves ante en la Cámara de Representantes una resolución bipartidista que pide a Washington demandar la "libertad inmediata e incondicional" del preso político cubano Silverio Portal Contreras. La Fundación para los Derechos Humanos en Cuba (FHRC) informó que la resolución tiene el apoyo de 18 legisladores. Cuatro de ellos p... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Ayer, la representante de los Estados Unidos Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), la primera inmigrante ecuatoriana Miembro del Congreso y miembro del Caucus Hispano del Congreso, presentó la Resolución 1172 a la Cámara de Representantes, que pide la liberación del preso político cubano Silverio Portal Contreras. En el 2016, Portal Contreras, activista afrocubano, fue arrestado arbitra... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), the first Ecuadorian immigrant Member of Congress and member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, introduced House Resolution 1172, Calling for the Release of Cuban Political Prisoner Silverio Portal Contreras. Portal Contreras, an Afro-Cuban activist, was arbitrarily arrested in 2016 and sentenced to four years in prison in 2... Read more »
Democratic Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is sponsoring a resolution demanding the Cuban government release Silverio Portal Contreras from prison. His imprisonment has garnered international attention, with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights recognizing Portal Contreras has been mistreated by the Cuban government. Amnesty International has designated Portal Contreras as a “prisoner of cons... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), member of the Judiciary Committee, celebrated the passage of her legislation, H.R. 8225, The Fight Notario Fraud Act, in the House of Representatives. This bill places criminal penalties on schemes designed to defraud people on immigration matters, works to end notarios’ misrepresentations that they are qualified attorneys or accre... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Hoy, la representante de los Estados Unidos Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), miembro del Comité Judicial, celebró la aprobación de su legislación, H.R.8225, la Ley de Luchar Contra el Fraude a Manos de Notarios, en la Cámara de Representantes. Este proyecto de ley impone sanciones penales a los sistemas diseñados para engañar a las personas en asuntos de inmigración, trabaja para ... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), member of the Congressional Coronavirus Task Force, voted to pass the updated $2.2 trillion Heroes Act, which reflects Democrats’ attempt to negotiate with Republicans, as well as includes the needs that have developed since the earlier iteration of the Heroes Act was considered. “Despite the gridlock from DC Republicans, Democrats ... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), member of the Congressional Coronavirus Task Force and former Associate Dean of the Florida International University’s College of Medicine, announced that the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is endorsing her bill, the Mobile Options for Testing In Our Neighborhoods (MOTION) Act. This critical legislation, which is co-led by Hous... Read more »
