In the letter, the lawmakers urge additional funding for programs and grants authorized under the Violence Against Women Actand the Victims of Child Abuse Act, so that rape crisis centers, shelters and other organizations have the critical funding needed to keep survivors safe. Today, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led […]
The shattered glass on the floor for this year’s Women’s History Month is truly inspiring, yet we must honor our foremothers who demanded equity in and outside the home, alongside the ‘she-roes’ who still battle for it amidst this deadly pandemic – both behind and on its frontlines. The onset of COVID-19 pushed so many […]
Three years ago today, the unspeakable struck the students, faculty and staff of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and the people of Parkland, Florida. Three years ago today, the unspeakable struck the students, faculty and staff of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and the people of Parkland, Florida. The shock and pain that this mass […]
A Member cannot represent and respect this institution, while also calling for violence against those who serve inside it. Today, Members from both sides of the aisle voted to uphold our oath to protect this institution and rebuke anyone who would use lies, conspiracy theories and violent rhetoric to harm or intimidate those who serve […]
Black history is American history and it’s written every day and woven into the fabric of our American story.share: ft Black history is American history, and it’s written every day and woven into the fabric of our American story. Last year, America witnessed some of the largest marches for justice since the Civil Rights Act became […]
The Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision 48 years ago today legalized abortion and affirmed women’s autonomy over our own bodies. The Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision 48 years ago today legalized abortion and affirmed women’s autonomy over our own bodies. Yet sweeping state-level abortion bans — even in rape and incest cases — […]
Today Joe Biden and Kamala Harris start to correct America’s wayward course, and rejoin our common march for a more perfect union. Their sacred and provident journey is one I proudly join.”Americans embraced honesty, competence and compassion by voting resoundingly for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to heal and unite this ailing, […]
Not only did Congressman Brooks’ fuel an insurrection against the body he serves in, his words helped spark chaos, destruction, injuries and death. (Washington, DC) Today, Representatives Tom Malinowski (NJ-7) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) introduced a resolution censuring Representative Mo Brooks (AL-5) for inciting violence against his fellow members of Congress as part of last week’s assault on the United […]
Ten years ago today, at a “Congress on Your Corner” event hosted by former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords for her constituents, a disturbed shooter ended six lives and wounded numerous others, including my dear friend, Gabby.“Ten years ago today, at a “Congress on Your Corner” event hosted by former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords for her […]
Georgia’s resolutely determined voters have not only secured a brighter future for all Americans by electing Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to establish a Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate, but they also remedied a measure of America’s discriminatory past by electing the first African American and Jewish senators from the Peach State.Washington DC – Following […]