Today, Florida’s Congressional Democrats united to press Gov. Ron DeSantis to embrace testing, vaccination and local control policies that more aggressively protect the health and well-being of Florida’s residents and businesses as a surge in the new Omicron variant negatively impacts schools, hospitals, municipalities and various job sectors. Washington D.C. – Today, Florida’s Congressional Democrats united […]
The Build Back Better Act will lower health, child and family care costs. It also cuts prescription prices and tackles climate change, all while delivering a middle-class tax cut.Washington D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) proudly joined her Democratic colleagues in passing the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376), historic legislation that […]
Washington D.C. – Today, U.S Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) and Stephanie Bice (OK-05) and more than forty House Members joined in urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to address the pandemic-era decline in routine breast exam screenings and collaborate with Congress to develop solutions to reverse the troubling drop-off in these life-saving procedures. Various public health, […]
Washington D.C. – Last night, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) voted to deliver a historic, bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to President Joe Biden’s desk that will put thousands of Floridians to work and modernize the state’s ailing infrastructure. The Congresswoman also voted to advance the Build Back Better (BBB) Act, which when signed into law, will […]
The profit-driven, predatory assault to hook America’s young people on e-cigarettes and tobacco products demands an aggressive counterattack, and this bill would arm parents, healthcare providers, schools, and policy makers with the vital tools we need to defeat the perils young people face with this ongoing epidemic. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ & BLUMENTHAL INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO CURB […]
The more we know about the dangers that guns pose to our classrooms, the more likely we are to prevent the next Marjorie Stoneman Douglas or Sandy Hook massacre. This legislation would build a sturdy foundation to make schools safer. Washington D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and Lucy McBath (GA-06) announced that the School Shooting Safety […]
“As we still mourn all those we lost, it’s crucial to assess just how widespread these building vulnerability issues may be. In South Florida and across the United States, thousands of condos just like Champlain Towers may face similar structural problems. This NIST investigation can help unlock the scope of those issues and saves thousands […]
Three years ago today, the unspeakable struck the students, faculty and staff of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and the people of Parkland, Florida. Three years ago today, the unspeakable struck the students, faculty and staff of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and the people of Parkland, Florida. The shock and pain that this mass […]
A Member cannot represent and respect this institution, while also calling for violence against those who serve inside it. Today, Members from both sides of the aisle voted to uphold our oath to protect this institution and rebuke anyone who would use lies, conspiracy theories and violent rhetoric to harm or intimidate those who serve […]
Black history is American history and it’s written every day and woven into the fabric of our American story.share: ft Black history is American history, and it’s written every day and woven into the fabric of our American story. Last year, America witnessed some of the largest marches for justice since the Civil Rights Act became […]