(Washington, DC) — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has backed the most comprehensive response yet to the American mortgage crisis. The American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act will help families keep their homes, aid local communities hit hard by the foreclosure crisis, and strengthen the economy and financial markets. The bill was passed Wednesday in […]
(Washington, DC) — This week, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) enthusiastically supported a resolution acknowledging Caribbean-American Heritage Month. Caribbean-American Heritage Month is held in June across the United States to celebrate the contributions made to this country by people of Caribbean descent. “Throughout U.S. history, Caribbean Americans have served our country and contributed to the […]
I was driving with my daughter when I saw the gas gauge on my minivan getting close to E. I dreaded pulling into the gas station with gas prices over $4 a gallon. Like all Floridians, I find it hard to pay nearly $80 for something that just recently cost me $40. Earlier this week, […]
Rep. Wasserman SchultzSurrogate for Sen. Barack ObamaHadassah National Convention – July 14, 2008Los Angeles, California Good morning Hadassah!!! It is great to be back in the company of my Hadassah mishpucha! Thank you Bonnie Lipton, for your thoughtful introduction. President Nancy Falchuk and Executive Director Morlie Levin, thank you both for your steadfast leadership of […]
By Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Weston, FL) — About a week ago, I was driving my daughter to diving practice when I saw the gas gauge on my minivan getting close to E. I dreaded pulling into the gas station with gas prices over $4 a gallon. Like all Floridians, I find it hard to […]
(Washington, DC) — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement today after voting against the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act of 2008 (H.R. 6304) which passed the House by a vote of 293-129: “Congress has no greater responsibility than keeping our country safe. In November, and again in March, I voted to give our […]
(Washington, DC) — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz criticized the House Republican leadership for misleading the American people on gas prices and the result of additional drilling, saying millions of acres are currently available for oil companies to drill. The Minerals Management Service (MMS) states that there are 68 million acres onshore and offshore in the […]
(Washington, DC) — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz slammed the minority leadership and their promulgation of known false information stating that China is drilling off of Cuban waters, just 60 miles from Florida. These claims have come from the minority’s leadership, as well as the Vice-President, despite a report from the non-partisan Congressional Research Service, experts […]
(Washington, DC) — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz applauded the announcement by New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo that Sprint, Time Warner Cable, and Verizon will block access to sites offering child pornography. Rep. Wasserman Schultz is the sponsor of the PROTECT our Children Act (H.R. 3845), which seeks to build a massive law enforcement […]
(Washington, DC) — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement this afternoon in response to state law guidelines adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to protect consumers from unfair discrimination in the sale of life insurance: “I commend the National Association of Insurance Commissioners for adopting guidelines to safeguard Americans’ ability to […]