WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), Kim Schrier (WA-08), and Vern Buchanan (FL-13), announced the re-introduction of bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expand access to lifesaving genetic testing to determine an individual’s risk of developing cancer. The Reducing Hereditary Cancer Act is widely supported by patient advocacy groups because it would remove barriers that block Medicare beneficiaries from accessing heritable […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), John Carter (TX-31), and Donald Norcross (NJ-01) re-introduced the bipartisan Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety (VGB) Reauthorization Act to help decrease preventable drownings. Drownings and near-drownings in pools and spas pose a significant public health risk to our nation’s children. These water-safety fatalities remain the leading cause of unintentional death for children […]
Washington, D.C. – This week, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Co-Chair of the Latino-Jewish Caucus, was joined by fellow Co-Chairs, Reps. Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Tony Gonzales (TX-23) in sponsoring a resolution to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires and demanding justice and accountability for those responsible for the attack.“ […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) issued the following statement on today’s votes by the U.S. House of Representatives on crypto legislation: “Today, I was proud to support the GENIUS Act as a significant first step towards responsible and effective regulation of the cryptocurrency industry. Although I was unable to support the CLARITY Act […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, Florida’s Congressional Democratic delegation introduced the No Cages in the Everglades Act to defund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) lawless, inhumane immigration detention site within South Florida’s ecologically sensitive tribal lands, and to ensure more robust access, public data, and Congressional oversight there and in all similar facilities. It was introduced by U.S. […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) Debbie Dingell (MI-06),and Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) introduced legislation to reauthorize and continue funding for the Breast Cancer Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act (EARLY) Act. In the United States, the most common cancer diagnosed among women is breast cancer, where the average risk for developing it sometime in her […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Darren Soto (FL-9), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) participated in a sanitized ‘tour’ by Florida’s Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) and federal officials. Several Florida state lawmakers were also given a tour. As expected, FDEM provided a limited inspection of what is described as horrific living conditions, rampant denial of due process, […]
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Lois Frankel (FL-22), Darren Soto (FL-9), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) released a joint statement after receiving an invitation from the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) to tour the detention center in the Everglades: “As Members of Congress, we were planning an […]
Sunrise, FL – Today, U. S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), James E. Clyburn (SC-06), Lois Frankel (FL-22) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) joined some of the nation’s top weather scientists to issue vocal warnings that gutting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through staff and funding cuts will cause needless deaths by delaying critical, […]
“The Cuban regime has no plans to release Maykel and Luis Manuel, and I have no confidence that rewarding the Cuban dictatorship will significantly improve its despicable record or improve the conditions of ordinary Cubans,” wrote Wasserman Schultz. “Therefore, I request that the Administration take immediate action to push for their release.” Washington, D.C. – Today, […]