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/global/government/mayor/home.page 2025-10-28 2025-10-28T21:30:00.000Z 05 30 pm Jennie Lopez [email protected] Mayor Daniella Levine Cava urges Florida Congressional Delegation to protect Miami-Dade residents amid federal government shutdown Today, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava sent a letter to the Florida Congressional Delegation calling for urgent bipartisan action to protect residents and families as the federal government shutdown continues to threaten essential programs and services. Today, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava sent a letter to the Florida Congressional Delegation calling for urgent bipartisan action to protect residents and families as the federal government shutdown continues to threaten essential programs and services.  In her <a href="https://x.com/MayorDaniella/status/1983272115114852407">letter</a>, Mayor Levine Cava underscores the severe and immediate risks posed to millions of residents who depend on federal funding for healthcare, food assistance, and housing, and urges Congressional leaders to:  <ul> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Extend federal healthcare subsidies through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). </li> </ul> <ul> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">Utilize federal resources and emergency funding to sustain the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other vital programs. </li> </ul>  Four of the top five congressional districts in the nation for Affordable Care Act enrollment are located in or include parts of Miami-Dade County, while nearly a quarter—24%—of all Miami-Dade households rely on SNAP benefits, emphasizing the community’s deep reliance on federal safety-net services that protect public health and stability.    You can read the full letter to the Florida Congressional Delegation <a href="https://x.com/MayorDaniella/status/1983272115114852407">here</a>.    no 2025 00 a.m. 00 a.m. Office of the Mayor 1 rel1761687277498181 Office of the Mayor Stephen P. Clark Center 111 NW 1st Street Miami 33128 local county miami-dade elected elected Office of the Mayor Contact Us /global/government/mayor/contact.page /global/publicrecords/search.page Daniella Levine Cava was elected Miami-Dade County's first-ever woman Mayor in November 2020. <span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Daniella Levine Cava was elected Miami-Dade County's first-ever woman mayor in November 2020, and re-elected in August 2024, after 40 years of advocacy for South Florida families. <span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">As mayor, she oversees approximately 23,000 County employees, serves nearly 3 million residents, and manages an annual budget of approximately $12 billion. 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MIAMI-DADE ( October 28, 2025 )–

Today, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava sent a letter to the Florida Congressional Delegation calling for urgent bipartisan action to protect residents and families as the federal government shutdown continues to threaten essential programs and services.

In her letter, Mayor Levine Cava underscores the severe and immediate risks posed to millions of residents who depend on federal funding for healthcare, food assistance, and housing, and urges Congressional leaders to:

Extend federal healthcare subsidies through the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Utilize federal resources and emergency funding to sustain the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other vital programs.

Four of the top five congressional districts in the nation for Affordable Care Act enrollment are located in or include parts of Miami-Dade County, while nearly a quarter—24%—of all Miami-Dade households rely on SNAP benefits, emphasizing the community’s deep reliance on federal safety-net services that protect public health and stability.

You can read the full letter to the Florida Congressional Delegation here.

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