SUN-SENTINEL OPED By Debbie Wasserman Schultz When Rick Scott took office in 2011, Floridians had serious doubts about their new governor and as it turned out, those concerns were well founded. His first two years were marked by massive education cuts, restrictions on women’s health care, and big taxpayer giveaways. It quickly became clear that […]
Washington DC – On the one year anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement: “It’s been a year since we first heard the news that there was a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. By the end of the day, 20 […]
Huffington Post Blog By Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz No one plans for the day when your doctor tells you, “You have cancer.” I’ll never forget six years ago — on December 7, 2007 — when it happened to me. My life and my heart were full — a wonderful husband, three great children, a fantastic […]
Washington, DC – World AIDS Day is December 1. In recognition, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement: “Today, communities across the globe come together to recognize World AIDS Day. We stand with those living with HIV/AIDS, honor those we’ve lost and recommit ourselves to the fight. “Under President Obama’s leadership, America has […]
Washington, DC – Today Democratic Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Nita Lowey (NY-17), Eliot Engel (NY-16) and Republicans Reps. Richard Hanna (NY-22) and Chris Gibson (NY-19) introduced H.R. 3571 International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA). “We know that one in three women will experience abuse in her lifetime, meaning -shockingly- that one […]
THE MIAMI HERALD By Patricia Borns U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a breast cancer survivor, used her personal experience Thursday to fire back at Republicans for their attacks on the Obama administration’s health reform program. Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat from Weston, said during a news conference at Borinquen Medical Centers in Miami that putting sick […]
POLITICO By: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz During the 2012 election, we heard Republican politicians make some outrageous and offensive comments about women and women’s health. There was Todd Akin’s claim that not all rape is “legitimate,” Republican Governor Tom Corbett’s suggestion that if women didn’t want to see their state-mandated ultrasounds they could just close […]
October 2013 WASHINGTON – In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement: “Starting today, all Americans now have access to quality, affordable health care and health insurance coverage with the opening of the insurance marketplaces, thanks to the Affordable Care Act. “Today also marks the beginning […]
SUN-SENTINEL EDITORIAL By Debbie Wasserman Schultz Gov. Rick Scott is back at it in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, Gov. Scott announced he is taking another shot at purging Florida’s voter rolls of ‘noncitizens.’ Just to be clear, we’re talking about purges botched […]
(CNN) – After a judge denied Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro’s request to see the 6-year-old daughter authorities say he fathered with one of his victims, a bill introduced on Capitol Hill earlier this week would strip convicted rapists of their parental privileges and custody nationwide. Called the Rape Survivor Child Custody Act, the bill […]