Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s negotiations over Iran’s nuclear capabilities: “In his first term, President Trump recklessly withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) without a replacement, or even a concept of a plan of how he would secure a […]
Washington, DC – Today, Florida Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25), Darren Soto (D-FL-09), María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) introduced the bipartisan Venezuela TPS Act of 2025, legislation designating Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status. This comes after U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the termination of Venezuela’s TPS extension by the Biden Administration, affecting more […]
Washington, DC – Today, the House Democratic Steering & Policy Co-Chairs, Congresswomen Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Robin Kelly (IL-02) and Nanette Barragán (CA-44), led a hearing on the impacts of the Trump Administration policies and tariffs. The committee heard from small business owners on how Republican schemes raise their costs and make it difficult to […]
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), and Don Bacon (NE-02) announced the formation of the bipartisan Children’s Safety Caucus. The caucus will work to find and promote solutions to dramatically reduce preventable childhood deaths and injuries. Avoidable injuries are the number one cause […]
Washington DC – Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) and Don Bacon (NE-02) led a group of 23 Members in sending Wikimedia CEO Maryana Iskander a letter seeking answers on how the online encyclopedia will enforce its own rules, curb editor bias and prevent antisemitism and pro-terrorist content from infiltrating Wikipedia pages. Despite its […]
The Members wrote that, “people detained at Krome have faced alarming conditions, including prolonged confinement in unsanitary environments, lack of medical care, overcrowding, and mistreatment by staff. At least three deaths have occurred in ICE custody and several detained men and women and their families have alleged serious abuses. Immigration advocates have called it an […]
“It is critical that Jewish Americans who served our nation in uniform and paid the ultimate price are able to be laid to rest honoring their religious heritage,” said Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz. “Unfortunately, due to the fog of war, there were hundreds of Jewish servicemembers who were improperly buried under Latin crosses in American Battle […]
If immigrants fear that filing taxes could expose them to deportation, many will choose not to file, reducing Federal revenues that contribute to funding public schools, health care, and disaster relief for Americans while shifting resources to the informal economy. Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) was joined by Rep. Linda Sánchez (CA-38), a member of […]
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Buddy Carter (GA-01), Joe Wilson (SC-02), and Brad Schneider (IL-10) announced the reintroduction of the BIRD Energy and U.S.-Israel Energy Center Reauthorization Act of 2025. This bipartisan legislation extends and expands the successful U.S.-Israel energy partnership through 2034, ensuring continued collaboration on clean energy innovation, energy security, and economic growth in both nations. Since […]
“The Trump Administration’s decision to revoke TPS for 348,000 Venezuelans is not just dangerous, it is a betrayal of the Venezuelan-American community,” the Members said in the letter, “It defies logic that the United States would deport individuals to a country you yourself have described as an ‘enemy of humanity,’ one that has driven 8 […]