(Washington, DC) – This week, in the run up to her Saturday Small Business Workshop, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) praised passage of H.R. 2352, the “Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act of 2009, which will drive economic growth by creating new jobs and giving small businesses and entrepreneurs the resources they need to succeed and […]
(Washington, DC) – Rep. Wasserman Schultz voted today to bring reform and consumer protections to the credit card industry. The Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights passed the House of Representatives with an overwhelming bipartisan majority of 70 – 357, and similarly passed the Senate by 5-90. The bill will now go on to President Obama […]
By Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Washington, DC) — For the last several years, the contributions of American Jews to American history have been recognized in the month of May, better known as Jewish American Heritage Month. The purpose of Jewish American Heritage Month is to promote understanding of the many contributions American Jews have made […]
(Washington, DC) — Rep. Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) today praised the Obama Administration announcement that $96 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds will go toward Everglades restoration projects. “The Everglades are a vital part of Florida’s heritage and a national treasure,” said Rep. Wasserman Schultz. “These funds will help provide construction related jobs for Floridians […]
Rep. Wasserman Schultz discusses how the House reduced its carbon footprint by 72% in 2 years. (Washington D.C.) – Once a year on April 22nd we come together for Earth Day, a time to celebrate gains we have made and create new visions to accelerate environmental progress. Since 1970 when Earth Day started we’ve made […]
(Washington, DC)– Rep. Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) has wrapped up a two day visit to Colombia meeting with senior government, military, and labor officials in both Cartagena and Medellin. The Congresswoman was part of an official Congressional delegation consisting of the following members of the House of Representatives: Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-5), Roy Blunt (MO-7), […]
By Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz Breast cancer is a disease that knows no boundaries. It strikes women from all backgrounds, races, and ethnicities, the rich and the poor, the old and the young. Yes, you did read that last part correctly. Despite the perception, young women can and do get breast cancer and the result […]
By Richard Leiby She didn’t cry on “Good Morning America.” She didn’t cry when she talked to the local press. But yesterday, surrounded by a sisterhood of other breast cancer survivors, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stood looking so vulnerable and human — so unlike a typical member of Congress — at a lectern in a […]
By Lesley Clark When Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz steps to the lectern at the Capitol on Monday to push for greater awareness of breast cancer risks in younger women, she’ll be speaking from experience. The Broward County Democrat and mother of three told The Miami Herald on Saturday that she successfully battled breast cancer […]
(Washington, DC) — Rep. Wasserman Schultz, who is one of 19 original co-sponsors of key anti-foreclosure legislation, praised the House of Representatives’ passage of the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (H.R. 1106) today. The Helping Families Save Their Homes Act will put in place a key first piece of President Obama’s comprehensive […]