(Washington D.C.) — U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) issued the following statement in response to the violent and racially intimidating white nationalist protests in Charlottesville this weekend over the removal of Confederate monuments: “The racially terrorizing violence playing out in Charlottesville must be clearly and forcefully denounced. This horrific display of hatred and white […]
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement after President Trump threatened North Korea’s ruling regime with ‘fire and fury like the world has never seen’ over concerns about its accelerated nuclear program and recent statements: “President Donald Trump’s matching rhetoric with an erratic, unstable dictator like North Korea’s Kim […]
(Washington D.C.) – Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement today after the “skinny repeal” effort was defeated on the Senate floor early this morning: “Americans have resoundingly rejected the heartless Republican attempts to take away health care coverage and raise costs on millions of seniors and hard-working families. Now that this cruel […]
(Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL23) released the following statement today after the Senate’s TrumpCare bill later failed last night on the Senate floor: “Republican Senators voted yesterday to move forward with their misguided plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Hours later, because their bills are so harmful to millions of Americans, […]
(Washington D.C.) – Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement after it was announced that the House and Senate have reached a deal on a Russian sanctions bill: “Russian interference in our elections and Iran’s continued violations of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 warrant tough sanctions, and it is Congress’ job to make […]
(Sunrise, Fla.) — U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement after reports that Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez had been released from a military prison and would be held under house arrest: “I am extremely heartened by news that the courageous Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has been released. I know his […]
(Washington D.C.)– U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement in response to the Hollywood City Commission taking the first step toward agreeing to rename streets honoring Civil War-era generals, one of whom was a grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan: “I stand in solidarity with community and elected leaders in the […]
(Washington D.C.) – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) issued the following statement in response to today’s Congressional Budget Office score on the impacts of the Senate’s Trumpcare legislation: “Now we know just how mean this ‘mean’ Senate tax cut bill masquerading as health care legislation truly is. According to the Congressional Budget Office analysis, […]
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), the Ranking Democrat on the House Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MCVA) Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after passage in the full Appropriations Committee of the subcommittee’s Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) appropriations bill: “The $88.8 billion Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies […]
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement after a gunman opened fire at a Congressional Baseball game practice field: “This a painful and difficult day for our Capitol Hill family. My thoughts and prayers are with Congressman Steve Scalise, the staff, Capitol Police, and all those who were injured […]