(Washington, DC) — Rep. Wasserman Schultz today joined a majority in the House of Representatives in support of the final version of bipartisan legislation to provide health care to 11 million children in modest-income families. The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization Act was approved by a vote of 290-135. Passage by the House […]
By Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz America is facing its greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression. The signs are everywhere and Americans from all walks of life are feeling the impact. A staggering 2.6 million American jobs were lost in the last year of the Bush Administration — the culmination of a failed economic approach […]
By William Gibson South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has been selected vice chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, a step that gives her a more prominent role as a young up-and-coming spokeswoman for the party. The Weston Democrat, age 42, was one of four vice chairs selected at the DNCs winter meeting in […]
(Washington, DC) — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) made the following statement today on the Resolution on Gaza which she cosponsored in the House of Representatives. The resolution went on to pass by 390-5: “I am proud to be a cosponsor of this essential Resolution, recognizing Israel’s right to defend itself against attacks from Gaza, […]
(Washington, DC) — Following a meeting today of the House Committee on Appropriations, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) will serve as the Vice-Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. She will continue to serve as the Cardinal (Chair) of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch. The Committee on Appropriations determines the […]
By Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Washington, DC) — It’s the dawn of a new day in Washington D.C. and around our great nation. For the past eight years many Americans have felt neglected, even damaged by the current Presidential administration. Together the 111th Congress and President-elect Barack Obama will bring change and accountability to the […]
By Aaron Blake Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) was handed perhaps the most important vice chairmanship in the Democratic Congressional Campaign Commmittee (DCCC) on Monday, taking on incumbent retention in the cycle ahead. Democrats are emphasizing their current members first in a cycle in which the party of the president typically loses seats. Wasserman Schultz […]
Protect Our Children Act: Requires Internet Companies To Report Child Pornography CBS4 MIAMI (CBS4) – President Bush has signed brand new legislation into law that is designed to keep internet sex predators away from children. Mr. Bush signed the “Protect Our Children” Act http://www.protect.org/childPornography late Monday. The “Protect Our Children” Act creates the […]
(Washington, DC) — Important child protection legislation has been signed into law by the President, just weeks after passage in the Senate and the House. The PROTECT Our Children Act (S. 1738) drastically increases America’s readiness to combat a multi-billion dollar global child exploitation industry. It creates the largest law enforcement army ever created for […]
(Washington, DC) — Rep. Wasserman Schultz released the following statement on the Senate’s failure to pass the Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act: “I am extremely disappointed by the partisan politics of Senate Republicans who blocked H.R.7112, the Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2008. As an original cosponsor of this critical legislation, I […]