(Washington, DC) — Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs and author of the landmark Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (DE), Senator Barbara Boxer (CA) and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) were joined at a press conference today by the Surviving Parents Coalition to highlight new […]
CBS 4 News (CBS4) FT. LAUDERDALE As we head into another summer, we can pretty much expect three things. It will be really, really hot and muggy. It will be really, really hot and muggy. And we’ll be paying a ‘pretty penny’ at the pump. For most, it will mean shorter drives or cutting back […]
(Davie, FL) — U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Weston) addressed students at Piper High School, in Davie, about the history and significance of African American and Jewish relations and the importance of minority rights, through a video presentation of “From Swastika to Jim Crow.” The event was part of a series of programs Rep. Wasserman […]
By Richard E. CohenNational Journal Congress Daily Members of Congress don’t always make the best neighbors. Just ask Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Calif., who lives in the basement apartment of a Capitol Hill row house owned by Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., his upstairs landlady. In the row house next door are three colleagues — Reps. […]
Pool & Spa News By Rebecca Robledo Pool & Spa News The first federal pool safety bill in U.S. history has been reintroduced in Congress. The Pool and Spa Safety Act (HR 1721) is sponsored by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.). The legislation proposes that the Consumer Product Safety Commission distribute federal grants […]
By Valerie Young Washington, DC — Debbie Wasserman-Schultz carries crayons in her purse. She also coordinates the pick-ups and drop-offs of her children’s after-school activities. Nothing remarkable in this; certainly, millions of mothers do this every day. But this mother of three, a Florida Democrat, happens to be a member of the U.S. House of […]
(Washington, DC) — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) made the following statement today on the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto; “I am deeply saddened to learn of the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Her election as the first woman leader of an Islamic state will always […]
(Washington, DC) — Early this morning at roughly 12:30 a.m., Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) made the following remarks regarding House Concurrent Resolution 63 which deals with the escalation of the War in Iraq and is currently being debated in the House of Representatives: Mr. Speaker, I am going to bring it back down a […]
By Lois Romano WASHINGTON – In this new, kid-centric House of Pelosi, Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is not a bit self-conscious about trying to raise her young family from afar while serving in Congress. It didn’t faze the Florida Democrat, for instance, to be pulled out of a meeting with Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) in […]
The Jewish Daily Forward By Jennifer SiegelThe Jewish Daily Forward The Democrats already putting the GOP on notice that they’re not taking anything for granted in 2008: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida will head the campaign to protect the party’s vulnerable members in the next elections, according to this press release sent out yesterday […]