(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 […]
(Washington, DC) — Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) joined Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (WI- 02) and Congressman Barney Frank (MA-04) for a press conference announcing the formation of the House of Representatives LGBT Equality Caucus. The mission of the caucus will be to achieve the extension of equal rights, the repeal of discriminatory laws, the elimination […]
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., is a very busy woman. Besides her day job, she’s also involved in determining the next president. But, as she’s often fond of saying, if you want something done, give the task to a busy person. It might be premature to ask her to support Barack Obama. She is […]
By Brendan FarringtonSouth Florida Sun Sentinel WASHINGTON Picture the stereotype of a congressman making a floor speech. “You think of the silver-haired chairman sitting up there crusty, and he’s been in Congress 20, 30 years,” said Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Miami, a former state trooper who is anything but old and crusty. “They’ve been around forever […]
(Washington, DC) — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz made the following statement before the House of Representatives recognizing the 60th Anniversary of the state of Israel: Mr. Speaker, I too rise to recognize the 60th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel, and to reaffirm the steadfast friendship between our two strong democratic nations. […]
By Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Washington, DC) — May is the month the nation recognizes the contributions made by American Jews. Jewish American Heritage month was first recognized in 2006 after legislation was adopted that U.S. Senator Arlen Specter and I initiated. For the 3rd annual Jewish American Heritage Month, I’d like to recognize the […]