(Sunrise, FL.) – Following news that she had, for a ninth time, been elected to represent South Florida in Congress, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz issued the following statement: “I want to thank all the voters who put their trust in me to tackle the urgent and vital issues facing our country right now. It […]
Trump and Senate Republicans are ruthlessly exploiting this vacancy amid an ongoing presidential election and a deadly health pandemic. Senate Republicans, after refusing to confirm President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee eight months before an election are making this hypocritical power grab in clear defiance of the will of the American people, and an affront to […]
An American giant has left us, yet Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg’s legacy leaves an indelible, immense mark on American society. Justice Ginsburg helped blaze a pathway for landmark women’s civil rights achievements and her legal mind and bold dissents for the downtrodden and forgotten were respected and revered.Sunrise, Fl. — U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz […]
(Sunrise, FL) – Florida’s Democratic Members of Congress, led by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), united today to send a letter to President Trump pushing back against Trump’s ineffectual and possibly unconstitutional executive actions regarding the ongoing economic crisis fueled by COVID-19. The Members emphasized that Trump’s executive actions and recent statements attack and undermine core programs on […]
South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Board Sun Sentinel Editorial Board interview with U.S. House of Representatives, District 23 candidate Jen Perelman and incumbent U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Politics, it was famously said, is the art of the possible. As such, it is where idealism meets reality. That describes the contest for the Democratic nomination […]
I believe the weight of history and the urgency and momentum of the current moment provide an opportunity for that the House Appropriations Committee to lead the way in approaching federal spending decisions with a newfound emphasis on equity and justice. Washington DC – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) has released her plan for […]
“Our brave servicemembers should not have to live and train on bases named for traitors to the cause of creating a more perfect union,” Wasserman Schultz said. The chairwoman of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) will require a renaming process to begin at military bases named after Confederate […]
WASHINGTON – Wasserman Schultz: “We’re sounding the alarm for the governor to end this parade of mistakes and issue a mandatory order to all residents that they need to wear masks in public. The governor must end his ‘nothing to see here’ approach and put public health over political pandering to his base.” Members of […]
Washington D.C. –U.S. Reps. Alcee Hastings (FL-20) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), filed legislation today to bridge the gap between police and the communities they serve by helping establish and fund local entities that create organized lines of communication, accountability and understanding between those who deserve equal protection under the law, and those who are […]
CALLS FOR AN END TO SYSTEMATIC RACISM IN AMERICA Washington, D.C. – Today, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations Representatives Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), John Lewis (GA-05), Lee Zeldin (NY-01), and Will Hurd (TX-23) released the following statement condemning the murder of George Floyd and calling for an end to systematic […]