Washington D.C. – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement based on reports that University of Florida President Kent Fuchs would move to reverse UF’s decision to bar professors from testifying against the state: “I’m truly thankful to President Kent Fuchs for having the fortitude and humility to push for a swift […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, in a rare display of bipartisanship, an overwhelming majority of the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution authored by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) that vows solidarity with Cuban citizens demanding freedom, condemns the Communist regime’s repressive acts, and calls for swift release of its arbitrarily detained citizens. The resolution passed by […]
Washington D.C. – Today, Florida’s entire Democratic congressional delegation sent a letter to University of Florida President Kent Fuchs condemning the school’s attempt to block three professors from testifying in a state voting rights lawsuit and the federal lawmakers requested that school administrators reverse any attempts to stifle the instructors’ academic freedoms and free speech rights. […]
Sunrise, FL – If allowed to stand, the restraint of these professors’ speech will undermine every UF claim to honor academic independence and free speech. It will damage UF’s ability to recruit and retain top faculty and stifle fundraising. UF will stand out in anti-academic exile, rather than an exemplar of higher learning. Sunrise, Fla. […]
The profit-driven, predatory assault to hook America’s young people on e-cigarettes and tobacco products demands an aggressive counterattack, and this bill would arm parents, healthcare providers, schools, and policy makers with the vital tools we need to defeat the perils young people face with this ongoing epidemic. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ & BLUMENTHAL INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO CURB […]
The more we know about the dangers that guns pose to our classrooms, the more likely we are to prevent the next Marjorie Stoneman Douglas or Sandy Hook massacre. This legislation would build a sturdy foundation to make schools safer. Washington D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and Lucy McBath (GA-06) announced that the School Shooting Safety […]
“As we still mourn all those we lost, it’s crucial to assess just how widespread these building vulnerability issues may be. In South Florida and across the United States, thousands of condos just like Champlain Towers may face similar structural problems. This NIST investigation can help unlock the scope of those issues and saves thousands […]
“From the resilience of our economy, to keeping us all faithful to our founding principles of freedom, opportunity and equality, we all owe deep political debts to the hard work and principled activism of generations of Hispanic Americans, including the current one.” ? Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) issued the following […]
Today, America’s longest war comes to an end. Yet the commitment to all who fought there is still not complete, as we work to ensure safe passage for any Americans, Afghan partners, and foreign nationals who still want to leave Afghanistan. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement on the end of […]
As part of the ongoing federal response into the collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, FL, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) has secured $22 million in funding for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to conduct a technical investigation into the cause of the collapse that claimed at least 97 lives. […]