Florida Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has resigned from Congress. Cherfilus-McCormick resigned just minutes before a House Ethics Committee public hearing. It was set to determine sanction recommendations for the Florida Democrat over her allegedly using five-million dollars in FEMA money for her congressional campaign and personal expenses. Cherfilus-McCormick maintains her innocence, with her criminal trial on the charges delayed until next year. Her statement is below:
The Florida Democratic Party issuing a statement:
Today, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from the House of Representatives after being indicted on fraud charges involving the misuse of COVID-19 funds. In response, Nikki Fried, Chairwoman of the Florida Democratic Party, issued the following statement:
“Corruption has no place in Congress.
“Now it's Cory Mills' turn to resign. Congressman Mills has been accused of stolen valor, threatening to sexually violate a former partner, and abandoning a rescue mission in Afghanistan to meet with sex workers so frequently his own travel party left him behind. He faces an Ethics complaint for fraudulent use of campaign funds, leveraging committee assignments for personal gain, and has been the subject of three bipartisan censure resolutions.
“Members of both parties have both called for Cory Mills to be expelled – that says it all. He has spent more time fighting substantiated allegations of abuse than fighting for Floridians. Enough is enough.”