WESTON, Fla. – In recognition of International Women’s Day, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) made the following statement: “Today, on International Women’s Day, we recommit ourselves to the rights of women and girls in the U.S. and around the world. Throughout Women’s History Month, we reaffirm that women’s rights are human rights, and that […]
WESTON, Fla. – The beginning of March marks the beginning of federal sequestration cuts. The sequester is a series of automatic, across-the-board cuts to government agencies, totaling $1.2 trillion over 10 years. The cuts would be split 50-50 between defense and domestic discretionary spending, but excludes Social Security and Medicare. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz […]
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by a vote of 286-138, extending the law’s crucial protections to LGBT, Native American and immigrant victims, providing for more rape kits as well as a national registry of forensic evidence from sexual assault cases, strengthening […]